BYD have made great strides in that area. good, cheap EVs.
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Jeredin@lemm.ee 7 months ago
I want and have wanted an EV since 2013…can’t afford one. So to be clear, it’s not a matter of wanting, it’s a matter of making an affordable one.
ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 7 months ago
farngis_mcgiles@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
$32,000 minimum is not even close to being cheap
ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 6 months ago
BYD’s least expensive EV is far less than $32k USD, but in any case I suppose it’s a matter of perspective.
farngis_mcgiles@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
how you gonna buy one in the US?
Wisely@lemm.ee 7 months ago
That and long distance travel are my concerns. Will I have to keep stopping for long charging sessions. Will there even be a charger on the route at all.
A third concern is how safe the lithium batteries are for charging, it would have to be inside my garage that is on the 1st floor. I guess it’s probably not too much of a concern but I worry about even leaving small lithium batteries charging unattended.
Takumidesh@lemmy.world 7 months ago
You could drive from New York to la in a model three with about twelve 30 minute stops. Given that it’s a multi day drive, you can even fold a charge or two into overnight parking. While that is more than a gas car, it’s not horrible.
New York to Miami is about six stops. I would have to stop around the same amount of times in my relatively fuel efficient ice (30 mpg), though (some) of the stops would be significantly shorter.
Wisely@lemm.ee 7 months ago
That’s not as bad as I thought. Do you still have to plan your route out to make sure you have a charger available? Do you ever get stuck waiting for someone to finish charging?
I usually end up going 1,000 miles or so in a single day. Maybe stop to get gas 2 or 3 times for a couple minutes each time. Ends up being 13-15 hours, so try to keeps the refueling to a minimum so it doesn’t carry over into another day.
Ideally I think I would prefer some sort of simple battery swap. Also would need another company, I wouldn’t buy a Tesla just because of Elon.
PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Tesla cars have a root planter built into it that will send you to the fast chargers along the way.
Some of the other newer non Tesla EVs do the same thing. There’s also a free app called a ‘better route planner’ that does this to for any car.