Coming from a third world country (Egypt) these are the major problems with EVs according to my conversations with other locals:
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Can’t charge at home. Many people live in densely populated buildings where they park their car on the street.
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If they would install chargers in front of their buildings, they would cost a shit ton because of the current exchange rate and they would get stolen because of the price and the fact that they’re out in public.
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Repair. There’s barely anyone trained on them, and since barely anyone’s buying them spare parts are rare.
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Longevity. They won’t last as long as an ICE because of the battery wear, especially with the heat we get in the summer.
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Price. Currently there’s only high end electric cars since only the rich have single family homes with garages. There have been “startups” that basically showed off some cheap Chinese electric cars that can only go like 30kmph but that’s pretty much it in the cheaper price point
That’s pretty much all i can remember.
whitecapstromgard@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
As a consumer why would I buy EVs? They are more expensive, their range is hilariously short (unless you buy super-expensive long-range versions).
The only reason to buy EVs is to cache in government subsidies (if they exist).
bstix@feddit.dk 1 year ago
They’re more fun to drive.
Charging at home is more convenient than going to the gas station.
Electricity is cheaper than gas. Depending on your milage it will eventually break even and be cheaper.
Even the shortest range is enough for 99% of the trips.
whitecapstromgard@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
I spend less than 5 minutes to get gas. How long does it take to charge?
BURN@lemmy.world 1 year ago
So not from India, but wanted to chime in.
Whether or not they’re more fun to drive is really subjective. I personally find them really boring to drive as they’re a very sanitized experience. There’s no soul to the car, it’s just push a button and go. That’s fine for a lot of people, but not everyone.
It also is heavily reliant on having a charger at home. Without one you’re just as dependent on going to “gas stations” and the trips take longer than the equivalent trip to get gas.
Cyberwitch_7493@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
It’s a fair question, and also this conversation leaves out the necessity of public transportation which would be a much better way to reduce pollution (which EV fans will often say is why you need an EV).
whitecapstromgard@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
indeed. Public transportation has other benefits too. I usually open my laptop and work on the train, which I can’t do when driving.
Kalkaline@programming.dev 1 year ago
I pay $345/month for my car loan, $10/year to rotate the tires and top off the fluids, and $0.18/kWh to charge because I have a 100% renewable energy plan at home, I paid ~$1000 for the level 2 charger and install. I haven’t seen a change in my electric bill or usage, in fact I had to ask my wife when we bought her car because it wasn’t as obvious as I thought it would be on my electric company’s usage graph. My wife’s car came with 3 years free at Electrify America which got us from Texas to California and back without needing to pay for charges the whole way, and it takes something like 30 mins to top up which was fine because I needed to walk the dog and stretch my legs.