Originally Posted by HemiHawk
What interests me the most about electric vehicles is the *hopefully* higher ease of maintenance. No more oil, no more gas, no more filters. Just charge it, make sure the tires are good, and good. Those motors must be easier to manufacture and troubleshoot compared to ICEs right?
The other thing is that ranges have gotten very good. I think it was Musk/Tesla that claimed most American's don't drive more than 50 miles a day. Not sure if true, but even if its double that... an EV can do that no problem.
and Elon Musk is right.....99% of all travel trips per day are under an electric cars capabilities. Just because some poster does a lot of interstate travel does not change that fact. When they get electric cars on par with gas cars costs....then you will see. And btw, I won't be one of them jumping on the electric car bandwagon. I'm older and like my gas powered cars. But soon we will die off leaving a more open minded generation.
Now after saying all this, I am still not convinced electrics will hit cost parity anytime soon. The way gas mileage is going, its a moving target as gasoline cars have greatly improved. Time will tell but I don't see 2025 as having electrics take over either.
What interests me the most about electric vehicles is the *hopefully* higher ease of maintenance. No more oil, no more gas, no more filters. Just charge it, make sure the tires are good, and good. Those motors must be easier to manufacture and troubleshoot compared to ICEs right?
The other thing is that ranges have gotten very good. I think it was Musk/Tesla that claimed most American's don't drive more than 50 miles a day. Not sure if true, but even if its double that... an EV can do that no problem.
and Elon Musk is right.....99% of all travel trips per day are under an electric cars capabilities. Just because some poster does a lot of interstate travel does not change that fact. When they get electric cars on par with gas cars costs....then you will see. And btw, I won't be one of them jumping on the electric car bandwagon. I'm older and like my gas powered cars. But soon we will die off leaving a more open minded generation.
Now after saying all this, I am still not convinced electrics will hit cost parity anytime soon. The way gas mileage is going, its a moving target as gasoline cars have greatly improved. Time will tell but I don't see 2025 as having electrics take over either.
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