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EV Charging Doesn't Need to Be as Fast as Gas, Ionna CEO Says (www.thedrive.com)
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[–] 8 points 6 days ago (5 children)

I'll let my friends living in apartments know they can run an extension cord from the 5th floor then lol, I'm sure there's nothing unsafe about that.

Daily mileage isn't the only factor either. I'm not sure why I would pay 30k for a used EV if it costs almost the same to charge per 100km as a diesel car worth under 2k takes to refuel per 100 km but takes much more time to do so. EVs start making more sense for people in apartments when public fast charging is nearly free, like charging at home is.

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  • [–] -3 points 6 days ago (4 children)

    Hey everyone with an electric car did you know you are wrong because if i follow this correctly.

    1 .You can buy a 20 year old car for $2000. 2. This person knows someone who lives on the 5th floor.

    Yeah it’s called individual choice. It’s not for everyone in every situation. Just like diesel versus gasoline or natural gas or walking or riding a bike or taking a bus.

    But the point I made still stands you don’t “have” to install anything.

    And yes I have seen people running cords out of windows from apartments. Is it the best option. No. Would I do it also no.

    But there are options available.

    Make the choice that works best for your situation.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 days ago (3 children)

    If we're going to ban fossil fuels 100%, we need EVs to work for everyone. If we don't ban fossil fuels altogether, people can continue driving old cars which is bad. I know I will.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 days ago

    If we're going to ban fossil fuels 100%, we need EVs to work for everyone.

    Why? We've made THOUSANDS of changes to society over the last century that did not work for everyone, but where a lot of them benefitted the (vast) majority. We should continue having that as the aim. The idea that a solution (for ANY problem) exists that works for literally 100% of the population is silly.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago

    It doesn't have to be a binary choice. We could have regulations that require EV charging stations on new construction, from street lamp poles, etc, and still let people fill up their gas car.

    The government should probably do something to combat the proliferation of huge pickup trucks, but idk what that would look like.

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