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Originally Posted by Malbjey
Oops actually I apologize. I was thinking I was in another thread where someone was stating EVs are status symbols for the rich.
I thought it was ironic, given that many people here have a 40K+ Camaro as their 2nd or 3rd car that only gets driven on weekends (or three seasons out of the year).
I thought you were posting EV pricing to support that 'rich status symbol' argument.  |
I think some of the more expensive ones are status symbols. You know the reputations Tesla owners have. Actual cults can look at them and think they are messed up.
Of course, you can argue that expensive anything is status symbol, but I don't exactly consider Camaro to be "fancy". I would think a lot of people here have some passion for driving, in one way or another.
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Originally Posted by NeverDie
They require significantly less maintenance, which for someone who lives in a large metro area can be a massive benefit in terms of convenience. Speaking of convenience, the ability to "fill up" at home in your garage or at work sure seems better than plugging in the old dinosaur line but maybe you're going there for cigarettes and lotto already so idk. There are plenty more, you don't have to agree with them for the rest of us to.
OH, and the VW ID.4 comes with 3 free years of charging at Electrify America stations. I don't know any ICE cars with a free Shell card for 3 years, do you?
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...Assuming you have a garage or a way to charge your EV reliably, that is. Not everyone has access to that. You gonna pay for that? 3 years of gas is still cheaper than building up a garage if you don't already have one.
There can be some issues with BEV on flexibility. A PHEV can solve this, but that still has an ICE.
I realize the advantages of EV but they just don't work for me. If I get one for commuting, the gas money I can save gets FAR outweighed by the purchase cost and the insurance cost.
Let people choose what works for them. This has been repeatedly said.
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