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[–] 9 points 21 hours ago*

gas cars: what companies push on us to suck in our gas and repair money

EVs: what customers really need to go from A to B.

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  • [–] 28 points 1 day ago

    EV owner. Can confirm.

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  • [–] 37 points 1 day ago (26 children)

    I betcha that EV drivers pass by gas stations nearly every time they go on a drive, reminding them of the costs they no longer have to pay to keep their car moving.

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  • [–] 39 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    It's not even the cost, it's never having to divert from my commute to put fuel in the car because I've been putting it off for a week and now it's both critical and more inconvenient than ever.

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  • [–] 4 points 21 hours ago

    I just learnt this in the last few months.

    We got a Rav4 Prime and I had only put gas in it for the first time for our normal drive two weeks ago.

    What a pain in the ass and it was only a few minutes for the detour.

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    [–] 4 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

    What do you think will happen to all the gas stations when the ICE vehicles go away?

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  • [–] 2 points 7 hours ago (1 child)

    We'd need far fewer of them. Many will transition to also providing charging stations, then, as these can be placed pretty much everywhere without any complicated infrastructure (huge underground gas reservoirs), parking buildings will provide charging services.

    99.999% of commuters can do so with a single over night charge. Many will be able to charge their cars at home.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 day ago

    I’m on vacation and rented a plug in hybrid. It’s been 4 days and my brain is still not quite grasping that I need to press the brake pedal to make it slow down.

    Regenerative braking has to be the best innovation in driving in decades.

    Public charging is still annoying as hell, though.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 day ago

    The first year is great. Then it becomes the new normal and driving ICEs is only possible with physical discomfort.

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