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

submitted 1 week 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] 4 points 1 week ago

I'm very pleased. I have a 2023 Bolt.

For us there was no way we'd get one without a home charger. It's great because every day you wake up and it's like a full tank of gas.

My wife still has a gas car and we bought the electric planning that we'd still use the gas one for road trips. The Bolt in particular doesn't have super fast charging (probably like 45 minutes to get to 80% using a fast charger) so if we didn't have the second car that might be my one concern.

My wife wasn't sold when we got it, but the electric was for me so we went ahead. Now she likes it. I'm banking on better EV options being available when we get our next car but I think it will be electric too.

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

Yes but it all depends on your use case. If you travel a lot for work that involves some mountain passes or states with low EV adoption due to politics you are gonna have a rough time or be very limited in your options.

If your use case is less than 200 miles a day and charging infrastructure is built up in your area then you are all set.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Depends on vehicle and load requirements too, if your load it just only you and sometimes passengers then getting a car that can do 10% fast charging for only 15 minutes and still go pretty far is great. On the other hand the Silverado EV is best range EV truck available as of 2024.

The 10 percent challenge from our of spec is best one I found for road tripping scenarios. https://outofspecstudios.com/10-challenge (mobile browser not recommended ) their other graphs are really nice too.

Unfortunately, the only cars that do get proper range from the 10 percent challenge is just too expensive, such as the Porsche taycan(especially 2025 version being insanely fast charging with efficiency) and Lucid sedans.

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

Father in law got one. Loved it until he had some sort of issue and needed to get it repaired. His old Honda Accord he could take down the block to any old mechanic but it was harder with Tesla. I think it soured him on it and he eventually ditched the EC when he moved out of the city

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

I think mainly the problem there is Tesla. They’re a closed ecosystem.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

I have Kia Niro, the range isnt as advertised and the gauge is not accurate. I barely made it hom when I should havenhad 40-50 km left in the charge.

I occasionally drive three hours to the office and same back necessitating two stops to charge.

The 200v chargers are more expensice than regular fuel. I have paid 100 euro for that return journey above.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

God damn this thread is depressing. We need a carbon tax yesterday.

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

I love mine. I live in Kansas and that shapes some of my needs differently than most of the audience here, but have a Ford Lightning and it’s great.

I had to install a charger in my garage and unless you have a lot of public fast chargers near you then you’ll need that.

I’ve driven long distances with it and most of the Love’s truck stops have dc fast chargers which worked perfect on the interstate.

Weather, speed, and payload are the biggest factors for range for me. The only time any were a real problem is when the temp was near zero, but I could mitigate the severe range loss some by letting it warm up for an hour or so before I departed, which can be controlled in the app.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Yet another reason to love Love's. As someone who drives a LOT for work, there's no place I'd rather stop.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Not at all. Matter of fact I went and bought a second one a year later

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

As much as everyone complains that it's too expensive I am very happy with the Toyota zx4.

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