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Has anyone regretted buying a fully electric car? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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] 14 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

If you have a place to charge it and potentially another car to swap/borrow for road trips it is pretty much the best vehicle for city driving/daily commute.

Charging at home is much cheaper and healthier for the battery. If you can't charge at home I wouldn't get an EV.
Ask yourself how often you do road trips. Depending on where you live a 6-7 hour drive can easily turn into 12+ hours because of waiting around for charging if the chargers are not close enough to each other to utilise charging at the lowest battery % possible. Even the tesla supercharger network can be quite sparce outside of urban/wealthy areas.
Price - EVs are still quite expensive compared to ice in general, and depreciation can be killer. A used tesla model 3 is basically half the price now compared to what it was a few years ago when new. Check what kind of tax breaks or other benefits you can get in your region or consider buying used.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

My EV has been from Minneapolis to Key West, Seattle, Toronto and plenty of shorter road trips. I don't stray far off the beaten path but I haven't had issues charging.