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I need a new car, and I really want to go full electric. I'm wondering if anyone regrets buying one? What are the downsides?

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've gone from the Chevy Volt, to the Bolt, to a Polestar 2, to a Ford Mach E. 7 years in EVs, around 100k miles, with no regrets and no intention of going back to ICE.

I'm not even sure what the downsides are. Maybe longer trips require a tiny bit more planning? The infotainment systems do all the work though, telling me where to stop and how long to charge.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Yeah that's insanely wasteful

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean, presumably he isn't just taking them to the junkyard... Someone out there is probably still driving those cars

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yep and someone got to buy a lightly used EV

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I recently bought a used Nissan Leaf. No regrets so far, hoping the battery needs to be replaced before my warranty expires. There's a good chance...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Probably leasing. Which is blowing a lot of money, but also means he isn't buying an $80,000 car that won't be worth hardly anything after it hits 100k miles, because more and more people in the used markets are figuring out when an out of warranty battery goes bad it can cost you $15,000 to $25,000 extra to replace a battery.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Probably. I had a neighbor that leased an Acura yearly. Always got a different vehicle but always in white.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Always white? How damned boring.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Boring yes but easier to see, involved in proportionally fewer accidents, surface scratches are harder to see, remains cooler when parked outside, much easier to resell, always available, doesn't attract attention, and the base white is normally cheaper..

I completely get it for a lease car. It's a work vehicle, not a passion project.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I think white cars are also better at retaining value due to being a popular color (for all the reasons you listed).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

People get so weird and judgey

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Do you think he threw them away?