• GregoryTheGreat@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    Mileage seems fine to me. My gas car gets 260-280 maybe. Electric hits similar numbers.

    Charge times are getting pretty low too. 20 minutes is becoming common to hear a new car doing 20-80%. That’s slower than gas but also I’ll only do that in a pinch. Most charging will be at home during the night.

    The maintenance differences are a mixed bag though. I think a lot of EVs will be essentially disposed of once the batteries are showing age.

    If the phone industry can reach us anything it is manufacturers will make it expensive to change or not make the batteries.

    With all that said. Giving car companies money to help them mine rare metals in 3rd world countries, buy motors from China, assemble cars in Mexico and the US…idk how that makes financial sense.

    And before anyone tells me the money is only for US plants…I’ll ask you to get real.