• atmur@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I can’t imagine a future of non-electric cars (assuming cars remain the dominate form of transportation in the US because we suck). They’re so much better than ICE cars and it’s not even close.

    I’ve owned a Spark EV and a Bolt EV, basically the cheapest EVs you can get, and they’re two of the best cars I’ve ever driven. Driving a family member’s brand new ICE Kia felt like going back 50 years. It’s so slow, it makes so much noise, it feels like a boat, ugh.

    If I had twice the budget for a car, I’d get an Ioniq 5 or 6. If I had quadruple the budget, I’d get a Lucid. If I had half the budget, I’m going back to the street legal go-kart Spark EV. I just can’t even consider ICE cars as options anymore after getting used to an EV.

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      4 months ago

      Same. Got a Bolt EUV and it’s easily the nicest car we’ve owned. Can’t see ourselves ever going back to an ICE vehicle. No stopping for gas, no oil changes or smog checks, and nearly free charging with solar…whole experience has been amazing.

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      4 months ago

      If people in townhomes, condos, and apartments can conveniently charge while sleeping, they’ll switch eventually if it saves them money.