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Gas nears $5. Why aren’t electric vehicles selling in the US? (news.northeastern.edu)

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[–] itsprobablyfine@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is that really more annoying than all the repair work and climate guilt that comes with an ICE vehicle? Is that 5 minutes more valuable than all the time you spend working to make money to spend on gas and repairs?

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

Most people consider the climate something that other people should worry about while they can do their own thing.

I find EV owners greatly exaggerate the amount of maintenance and effort that a modern ICE vehicle needs compared to an EV.

Also, I do own an EV and I use it for local trips. For now, the minivan is bigger and that's what we are using for the road trips anyway. However, in the last road trip, I did look at the charging situation and I realized that, yes, I could have taken the EV but chargers were not near as convenient as gas stations are right now.