Electric Vehicles

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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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[–] decended_being@midwest.social 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I'm also happy with my 2019 Leaf Plus. I only wish I had not paid extra for the plus and instead just rented a car for any longer trips.

The additional cost isn't worth it, I so rarely drive more that 50 miles a day.

I like the knobs and buttons, my Leaf isn't connected to the Internet, but it has Android Auto. I think it's too big, but most other people in my home country (US) think it's a tiny car.

I've driven about 35,000 miles since mid-2020.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I think it's too big, but most other people in my home country (US) think it's a tiny car.

Ha. My first car of my own was a 4 cylinder chevy metro. I loved that car but it completely spoiled me for car size and fueld economy. Getting 55mi/gallon highway 45 in the streets just makes everything else look like trash. What's sad is this was late 90s and fuel economy hasn't budged because they just made heavier cars to skirt around regulations; hence the many giant trucks and every family having an SUV in the US.

Having learned and driven a manual for so long the transition to automatics becaise of manual availability decline was an adjustment. Not having gears at all in my electric tripped me out for a while. Now I love leaving gas chugging coal rolling mofos in the dust when they try flexing their compensation mobile.

[–] decended_being@midwest.social 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

My first car was also a 4 cylinder. Basically 6 horsepower (actually just looked it up and it had 103 hp.)

I still drive my Leaf like a grandma on her weekly grocery run. I just don't think we should have powerful cars. Ideally, we'd just have better public transit and more walking. But at least in the short term, smaller cars that won't kill pedestrians.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 hours ago

I wish there was anything smart about smart cars. I would love to have a tiny car with excellent gas mileage or at least a more affordable price point. But at the price and mileage there is no difference between it and most (non-luxury) cars and even some SUVs.

I also checked and need to amend myself: my Metro was a 3 cylinder. I forgot about the first time I popped the hood and realized I was driving a lawnmower with a body.