• mechoman444@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I bought an electric car.

    Now when I drive by the gas station I couldn’t care less how much gas costs!

    I’ve never tasted such freedom.

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        When I still had a car, it was never an issue except on long road trips. You plug the car in every evening, and wake up with a “full tank”.

        On long road trips, I charged during bathroom and lunch breaks, and did a little preplanning on the route. Still not a major issue.

        Ironically, I almost ran out of gas the next time I rented an ICE car, because I totally forgot that refueling was a thing you had to do.

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        I have to be very proactive about where super chargers are.

        I live in Georgia USA and there’s a bunch of dead zones without chargers still. But there hasn’t been any single time where I was unable to charge and I drive A LOT!

        I haven’t forgotten to charge, at least not yet!

        What I have had an issue with is installing a home charger. Electricians have given me estimates estimates ranging from 2500 to 10,000. Like wtf!

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      1 year ago

      Scratching the surface compared to an ebike. Virtually 0 fuel/maintenance cost. No insurance/registration AND parking.

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      Same here. i pay less on the downpayment, and power consumption in a month. Then what I used monthly in fuel only on the old thirsty petrol car.

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      1 year ago

      I’ve owned one for 3 years now. My only maintenance costs were a $10 tire rotation and filling up wiper fluid. Even better, the park by my house where I walk my dog has free solar charging!

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      Nice. How do you like charging at home / at stations? Are charging stations sometimes a pain? I haven’t seen many but I’m also not actively looking out for them but from what I’ve heard it’s all expanding nicely.

      I’m looking to trade in aTacoma for a Ford F150 lightning or some other electric pickup since 99.9% of the time it’s just used to drive around town.

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        I’ve been having some issues getting the plug installed. I’ve gotten estimates across the board from 1600 bucks to 8k! But I’ll get it taken care of eventually.

        I live in Georgia USA and there are plenty of dead areas for chargers unlike California where you can’t spit without getting it on a fast charger.

        If you get a level 2 charger installed in your house it is completely possible to charge only at your house.

        Chevy is releasing the Silverado and Suburban fully electric along with the Equinox. It’s worth a consideration.