Comment on Car dealers say they can’t sell EVs, tell Biden to slow their rollout

• JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  But not if you take into account the leveled cost of ownership. But it’s an up front cost rather than spread out, so it’s more difficult.

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• starbreaker@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I own my 2008 Sentra outright. Why should I take on a car payment just to "go electric" when the car I have still runs well?

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  • LWD@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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    • JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      With average us energy mix and fuel economy, a new EV will have emitted less co2 than continuing to use an old gas car after about a year. There are factors other than just co2 to the environment, (for example, cobalt mining is pretty bad) but EVs are much better on co2 at least.

      youtu.be/6RhtiPefVzM

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    • starbreaker@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I know. That's another reason I haven't bought one yet, besides being the sort of miser who would rather drive the same car until it falls apart beneath him than take out more high-interest loans.

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      • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Sir, I fear you may suffocate.

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