I need a new car, and I really want to go full electric. I’m wondering if anyone regrets buying one? What are the downsides?

  • Atelopus-zeteki
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    5610 hours ago

    Downsides: Have to go to a gas station to find a squeegee to clean the windows.

    Upsides: You have no other reason to go to a gas station.

      • Atelopus-zeteki
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        86 hours ago

        Good to know. I do more road trips now that I’m not driving an ICE car. Plugshare does list those stations. I have a certain antipathy for ‘petrol’ companies. Something to do with the demise of the human species, to which I’m reasonably concerned about.

        • @LavenderDay3544@lemmy.world
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          25 hours ago

          The lithium mined for your EV’s batteries is just as bad if not worse for the environment. Maybe do some research before acting all high and mighty.

          • arthurpizza
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            155 hours ago

            Producing an EV battery can generate around 2.5 to 16 metric tons of CO2. 1 Manufacturing a gasoline car produces about 6 tons of CO2 and over its lifetime, an ICE vehicle emits around 35.9 tons of CO2 from fuel production to usage. 2

          • Atelopus-zeteki
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            44 hours ago

            LoL. Lavender Lad, get on your bike and ride off that anger. It’s not harming anyone apart from yourself.

    • @noahm@lemmy.world
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      159 hours ago

      Sometimes you need to check your tire pressure, too.

      The general reduction in scheduled maintenance requirements is really wonderful.

      • @ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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        16 minutes ago

        Too bad if you buy one with a long enough range to completely replace the need to also own an ice vehicle you weigh so much that you have to buy more expensive tires and still need to replace those more often.

      • Atelopus-zeteki
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        139 hours ago

        My EV has onboard pressure monitoring. And came with a little electric tire pump.