@kev I bought a plugin hybrid when we absolutely needed a second vehicle (Ford C-Max Energi) and love it! It's the best of both worlds, pure EV for around the town trips with a gas generator when you need to go really far. I don't think I would go full EV given how we sometimes need to make longer trips and the charging infrastructure still sucks in the US (unless you pay for Tesla).
@kev "it was so expensive to run and quite frankly, a waste. I could afford it, but it felt like I was just throwing money down the drain"
Reasons why I've never owned a car number one: I have never felt that I have enough spare, unwanted money that buying a car seemed like a good idea.
You can buy an awful lot of very nice bicycles for the cost of a car and keeping it on the road. I really should update my "list of bicycles" page.... https://moz.geek.nz/mozbike/
@kev I have an EV since 2 years now, and I won't return back to petrol car. Like I've wrote on my blog at this moment : yes I regret my previous Honda Civic, but no I don't regret this one (Cupra Born).
But recently, it's more my need for a car that is put into question. I'm seriously thinking about switching to an electric moto instead of a car.
@kev When I got an EV, I didn't have range anxiety. Instead, I had charge rate anxiety. I got a 7.7kW supply for the car and then realized I didn't need overnight charging. Now I charge it using 3kW at home, and even though it takes a whole day to go from discharged to full charge, it isn't a problem.
@kev I'm happy that I'm able to live without a car (even though there are many train strikes currently). But should I ever really need a car, I will get an EV.
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