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Well "new" for me. I bought a used 2016 Chevy that used to be a fleet vehicle. Got it for like $8000 and it gets 33mpg which I love.

I did seriously consider getting an electric, but since I need a car for long term road trips? I don't think an electric would be good right now.

Lke if I need to drive from Idaho to Wisconsin, how would I do that with an electric?

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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

By planning stops at places that provide electric charging. You know, like how you plan a regular road trip with stops at places to fill up the car.

[–] LeftReddit2@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (4 children)
[–] morgan_423@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

Yes. Using websites like this. It's not difficult

[–] lime@feddit.nu 10 points 3 days ago

some people grew up without paper maps and it shows

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Some do. Some rely on the ubiquity of gas stations. And the truth is that charging stations aren't frequent enough everywhere to handle long trips in rural areas. There's cities where you have to hunt one down.

That being said, it is getting easier to find them all the time. People want evs, the money is there, so infrastructure will follow. It's still at the point where an ev isn't realistic for everyone, everywhere, but it shouldn't be long before nobody has to plan for charging expect for places where they'd also have to plan heavily for gas.

[–] LeftReddit2@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

That's me, I rely on the ubiquity of gas stations lol. If charging stations were more prevelent in rural areas or there was some way for me to do it, I would. But the honest to god truth is there would be no good way for me to do it.

[–] mortalic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

No, the car does it for me. Even lwts me sort by who's cheapest