Comment on The EV transition trips over its own cord

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• dan1101@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  An EV would do well for me to commute to work. But I’m not interested in the hassle of road tripping with one, so I’d still need a good ICE vehicle for that. My garage isn’t big enough unless I replace my 1995 F-150.

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  • netburnr@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    A 90s f150 will outlast all the EVs, keep that for sure. Some day might even be worth good money like 70s trucks are now.

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  • PlantJam@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I currently have a 130 mile range EV and my partner has an ICE vehicle. Long term we want both to be EV, but we’re waiting due to road trips.

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    • planetaryprotection@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I wish the US had better passenger rail infrastructure so people traveling long distance didn’t need to road trip.

      I’m lucky to be in a position where I can ride a train to the two closest cities so I’m picking up an EV. Anything longer distance and I’ll either fly or rent an ICE.

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      • BURN@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Tbh some people enjoy road tripping

        I’d rather drive 10 hours than fly 2-3, and that would be the same for the train. Having something to keep me engaged during the travel is the only thing that keeps me from going insane. I can’t stand airplanes cause I’m bored within 20 minutes and can’t even stand up to stretch

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  • idunnololz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    There are also plug in hybrid cars however your selection is more limited with those. They typically have a battery but a smaller one but the big part is they also run in gas. We own one (Prius Prime) and it can last about 30 miles on battery which is perfect for daily commute and errands like groceries. On road trips we just use gas.

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    • dan1101@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      That does sound cool, best of both worlds.

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