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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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After buying an EV, less than 1% of drivers go back to gas-powered cars (electrek.co)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

the only one i know of that dumped their ev to go back to gas is an idiot to begin with; but at any rate, he bought a used 1st gen 500e for his rural commute.

and yup. he couldn't even get to work and back on a single charge. epa range of 87 miles--when new. 90-95 mile round-trip commute.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Lol, that's amazing. Wouldn't have guessed someone would forego to even do that basic math before buying an EV.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That's roughly my current commute. New mid budget ($40kish) EVs seem to generally have a range of like 300 miles, and that's only a little less than my car's range yet still plenty for my needs if I can charge at home every night or maybe every other night.

That 500e sounds like it was designed to be more for people with a <15 minute commute. It'd be great for people who live and work within one city and have everything they need within 20 miles or so of home.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I mean, in Europe you probably wouldn't find too many people that have a close to 100mi commute. That range is fine if you have a shorter commute or if you commute using public transport and you only need your car for shopping/school runs etc.

I still have an ICE, but I only need to get petrol once a month, and the longest drive I do is typically something like 50km both ways.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The original 500e was a “compliance car”. It got horrible range and had slow charging. It’s main purpose was to meet California average emissions standards. Which is a shame because the rest of the car (other than range) really was great.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compliance_car