▲ 118 ▼ Only 7% of Americans Want Their Next Car to Be Electric, Survey Finds (gizmodo.com) submitted 7 months ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net 151 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ThisGuyThat@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (1 child) Enough where I learned a lesson and plan better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] treadful@lemmy.zip 5 points 7 months ago (1 child) So it's an extremely rare event that can be solved with a little bit of thinking ahead. Should that really be part of your purchasing decision? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ThisGuyThat@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago* (1 child) I can easily extend my range in the woods by carrying an extra gallon(s) of gas..... Then fill up on the return trip home. That's thinking ahead...... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] treadful@lemmy.zip 5 points 7 months ago (2 children) Do you normally do 200-300 miles into the wilderness? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ThisGuyThat@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) It happens often enough where I went and bought expensive gas cans.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] treadful@lemmy.zip 6 points 7 months ago I live in Montana. Nobody is more than a tank of gas away from a gas station without making very bad decisions. So you're either making shit up for the sake of argument or an extreme edge case that just isn't the target market for EV trucks. Which makes your idea of "realistic" irrelevant. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago I had to move a crusty couch in 2016 for my buddy JD, I drive an F350 since. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 5 points 7 months ago (1 child) So it's an extremely rare event that can be solved with a little bit of thinking ahead. Should that really be part of your purchasing decision? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ThisGuyThat@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago* (1 child) I can easily extend my range in the woods by carrying an extra gallon(s) of gas..... Then fill up on the return trip home. That's thinking ahead...... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] treadful@lemmy.zip 5 points 7 months ago (2 children) Do you normally do 200-300 miles into the wilderness? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ThisGuyThat@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) It happens often enough where I went and bought expensive gas cans.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] treadful@lemmy.zip 6 points 7 months ago I live in Montana. Nobody is more than a tank of gas away from a gas station without making very bad decisions. So you're either making shit up for the sake of argument or an extreme edge case that just isn't the target market for EV trucks. Which makes your idea of "realistic" irrelevant. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago I had to move a crusty couch in 2016 for my buddy JD, I drive an F350 since. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ThisGuyThat@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago* (1 child) I can easily extend my range in the woods by carrying an extra gallon(s) of gas..... Then fill up on the return trip home. That's thinking ahead...... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] treadful@lemmy.zip 5 points 7 months ago (2 children) Do you normally do 200-300 miles into the wilderness? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ThisGuyThat@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) It happens often enough where I went and bought expensive gas cans.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] treadful@lemmy.zip 6 points 7 months ago I live in Montana. Nobody is more than a tank of gas away from a gas station without making very bad decisions. So you're either making shit up for the sake of argument or an extreme edge case that just isn't the target market for EV trucks. Which makes your idea of "realistic" irrelevant. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago I had to move a crusty couch in 2016 for my buddy JD, I drive an F350 since. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 5 points 7 months ago (2 children) Do you normally do 200-300 miles into the wilderness? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ThisGuyThat@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) It happens often enough where I went and bought expensive gas cans.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] treadful@lemmy.zip 6 points 7 months ago I live in Montana. Nobody is more than a tank of gas away from a gas station without making very bad decisions. So you're either making shit up for the sake of argument or an extreme edge case that just isn't the target market for EV trucks. Which makes your idea of "realistic" irrelevant. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago I had to move a crusty couch in 2016 for my buddy JD, I drive an F350 since. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ThisGuyThat@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) It happens often enough where I went and bought expensive gas cans.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] treadful@lemmy.zip 6 points 7 months ago I live in Montana. Nobody is more than a tank of gas away from a gas station without making very bad decisions. So you're either making shit up for the sake of argument or an extreme edge case that just isn't the target market for EV trucks. Which makes your idea of "realistic" irrelevant. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 6 points 7 months ago I live in Montana. Nobody is more than a tank of gas away from a gas station without making very bad decisions. So you're either making shit up for the sake of argument or an extreme edge case that just isn't the target market for EV trucks. Which makes your idea of "realistic" irrelevant. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago I had to move a crusty couch in 2016 for my buddy JD, I drive an F350 since. permalink fedilink source parent