So if you pay reasonable electric rates an EV that’s about $17k more expensive will net out to the same as a petrol car after 100,000 miles ignoring other cost differences like incentives and maintenance.
The problem is once you drive an EV you realize there really isn’t a “same” ICE version.
Kia/Hyundai will be happy to advance their global EV position.
What cars, outside luxury cars with some wood accents, have anything other than plastic interiors?
Really boils down to 2 things.
Performance. Instant torque and faster than any ICE I’ve owned despite the EVs I’ve had not being the fastest out there. One pedal driving, Incredibly smooth ride. Just love it.
Never stop at gas stations. Sure, charging on road trips takes longer (though my EV6 is pretty great there too), but eliminating weekly stops at gas stations has been awesome. And despite EVs being more expensive than an ICE alternative, I’m not subject to gas price variance and the cost to refuel is significantly cheaper.
Yes and no. Overall demand falling will lower prices initially, but at some point it will become much less profitable to make gas and the supply chain will condense and consolidate in turn increasing prices. Basically, supply should scale to demand.
Don’t get a Leaf. Even the newest 2nd Gen was outdated on launch. Saying this as a former Leaf owner. They are solid around town cars…and that’s it. Efficiency is very weather dependent more so than most EVs and charge slowly using a dead connector. Even in the highest end new model, any highway trip longer than ~85 miles roundtrip isn’t going to happen without stopping to charge or driving well below 55 MPH.
California is way, way, way ahead of the rest of the country with around 25% of new cars purchased being EVs vs 6-7% for the rest of the country. That said, I live in Texas in a pretty conservative suburban area and there’s more EV’s on the road than I can count. I’d say on busy streets, consistently at least 3 of the cars stopped are EVs (myself and 2 others). On my street I have an EV6, one of my immediate neighbors has an ID.4 and another a few houses down a Leaf, around the corner a few Tesla’s and a Mach E. A friend of mine just got a Ariya.
The tipping point is now IMHO. Global EV sales are nearing 20%, there’s no going back.
In terms of what you are suggesting…IMHO, 500 mile ranges aren’t going to be a market mover and only featured in more expensive vehicles. Fast charging is where we’re headed, look at KIA, Hyundai
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