▲ 54 ▼ Australia's EV charging blackspots: The truth behind 'range anxiety' as car sales surge (www.sbs.com.au) submitted 4 months ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/australia@aussie.zone 35 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] No1@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago* (2 children) I've done the maths trying to justify not having a car.several times. Eg, just uber or public transport I am so damn close! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MisterFrog@aussie.zone 5 points 4 months ago (1 child) For clarity, I'm not saying everyone can not own a car, but most people definitely don't need a yank wank truck, or a car that drives 1000 km in a single go, for the vast, vast, vast majority of their trips. I think there's a case to be made that if one must have a car, and they have the option of choosing an electric car, they should do that, and in the rare cases they need a car that runs on fuel for range or lack of charging options, just rent one. I hope you get some more transport options near you soon to tick you over to the car-free life! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zurohki@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago Not buying more car than I need was definitely something I thought about when I bought mine. It's okay that trips I do every 2 or 3 months need a charging stop. I was taking a break during those anyway, so the smaller battery size is fine. permalink fedilink source parent [–] budget_biochemist@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 months ago I did the maths back in 2017 and got rid of my car. Calculated that if I took two or less car trips per week, it was cheaper to get a taxi for those than to pay for ongoing maintenance, registration etc. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MisterFrog@aussie.zone 5 points 4 months ago (1 child) For clarity, I'm not saying everyone can not own a car, but most people definitely don't need a yank wank truck, or a car that drives 1000 km in a single go, for the vast, vast, vast majority of their trips. I think there's a case to be made that if one must have a car, and they have the option of choosing an electric car, they should do that, and in the rare cases they need a car that runs on fuel for range or lack of charging options, just rent one. I hope you get some more transport options near you soon to tick you over to the car-free life! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zurohki@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago Not buying more car than I need was definitely something I thought about when I bought mine. It's okay that trips I do every 2 or 3 months need a charging stop. I was taking a break during those anyway, so the smaller battery size is fine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zurohki@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago Not buying more car than I need was definitely something I thought about when I bought mine. It's okay that trips I do every 2 or 3 months need a charging stop. I was taking a break during those anyway, so the smaller battery size is fine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] budget_biochemist@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 months ago I did the maths back in 2017 and got rid of my car. Calculated that if I took two or less car trips per week, it was cheaper to get a taxi for those than to pay for ongoing maintenance, registration etc. permalink fedilink source parent