Ask Lemmy

26980 readers

1399 users here now

A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions

Please don't post about US Politics. If you need to do this, try [email protected]

Rules: (interactive)

1) Be nice and; have fun

Doxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, and toxicity are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them

2) All posts must end with a '?'

This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?

3) No spam

Please do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.

4) NSFW is okay, within reason

Just remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either [email protected] or [email protected]. NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].

5) This is not a support community.

It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions. If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email [email protected]. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.

Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.

Partnered Communities:

Logo design credit goes to: tubbadu

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

230

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

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

231 comments fedilink hide all child comments

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?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

No regrets, coming up on a year …

if you can charge at home, it’s a no-brainer, but I know people who say it’s no big deal to go to a charger every week
level 2 charger was $400 + electrician was same as a stove circuit, so less expensive than I expected. I could get away with less
you don’t need trip chargers nearby, but you do want them on route you’re likely to road trip. The closest one I’ve used is 100 miles away
you really need to be able to use Tesla Supercharger network. It makes travel so convenient

I did get range anxiety for a while, but never an actual problem. 1,200 mile road trip fixed that. The first leg from VpBoston to Virginia, my excellent (Tesla) trip planner scheduled charging stops of 10, 10, and 4 minutes, whereas I’d normally expect two stops and a meal, so not really noticeably longer. The final leg was a bit tougher, returning from upstate NY, but mostly because a lack of chargers. It ended up no big deal

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

what do you do if you just straight up run out of charge out on the road?

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

Get towed or grab a generator and get ready to wait. Or get a plug-in hybrid for the best of both worlds.