Anyone regret getting an electric car?

[Black Ice]

Hopefully I won’t regret it.


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[Mudslinger]

You could not pay me to own one. They are not green like they say.

[Tx.Fisher]

If I got one, I’d charge it with my generator so I don’t have to pay those steep electric prices.

[Tom]

I am going to get a golf cart at work. Wont regret it as our new building is a few hundred yards from our calibration lab and don't want to walk.

[Big Lee]

Not one bit. Has zero to do with going green. The lack of regular maintenance is a plus. It I'd always on "full" (if you choose) Makes those who want "freedom" angry. List goes on. Lol

[Black Ice]

Originally Posted by Big Lee

Not one bit. Has zero to do with going green. The lack of regular maintenance is a plus. It I'd always on "full" (if you choose) Makes those who want "freedom" angry. List goes on. Lol

Just spent $1800 yesterday new spark plugs, belts, coils, and hoses on a 2013 Infiniti G37.


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[rolylane6]

They're not for everyone. Mine suits my needs perfectly. No complaints so far after 12K miles.
I drive mine to and from work, 100 mi roundtrip 5-6 days a week and occasional trips to town and back (usually 30ish mi or so). Haven't used public charging yet and don't plan to. For my needs, I haven't found a downside yet...it is still relatively early tho.

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[Black Ice]

Originally Posted by rolylane6

They're not for everyone. Mine suits my needs perfectly. No complaints so far after 12K miles.
I drive mine to and from work, 100 mi roundtrip 5-6 days a week and occasional trips to town and back (usually 30ish mi or so). Haven't used public charging yet and don't plan to. For my needs, I haven't found a downside yet...it is still relatively early tho.

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Yeah I’ve got two other gas vehicles with a combined 15k miles on them. I’m replacing a work car with 177k miles on it.

[dbaio1]

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/matth...member_desktop

Hope this works.

Good luck .

[warrington]

Oh Lordy. This is like bringing up high fence deer hunting

[glen]

I know multiple folks with them. The ones that use it as a commuter car and charge only at home seem to really like them. Those that try and travel and drive them on trips not so much. I think the US is still 10-15 years away. Gotta find power. Nuclear- hydrogen- something other than these “green” options we are focused on

[dbaio1]

Originally Posted by glen

I know multiple folks with them. The ones that use it as a commuter car and charge only at home seem to really like them. Those that try and travel and drive them on trips not so much. I think the US is still 10-15 years away. Gotta find power. Nuclear- hydrogen- something other than these “green” options we are focused on

Questions I have.
What's the truth on the supply of lithium and cobalt and other minerals?
How green is mining for those?
Electric generation capacity to support the mandates?
Truth about the Electric grid and infrastructure handling the mandates?

[Sackett]

Originally Posted by Black Ice

Just spent $1800 yesterday new spark plugs, belts, coils, and hoses on a 2013 Infiniti G37.


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That’s pocket change and if that’s the only major repair on a almost 10 year old vehicle, that’s great. Wait until you need/must replace the battery on a electric vehicle. A friend who has a 2012 Tesla Model S had to replace his battery last year. $14,000 for the base battery and was offered the extended range battery for $20k.

Having said that, I can see them being a great option for those commuting less than 100 miles/day with the fundamental understanding that their not “Green” modes of transportation.

[ken800]

I have a hybrid electric with a 50ish mile range and plug in at work. With 35K miles on it now, only about 2000 are gas as I almost never run out. I charge only at home each night and with solar, I'm "free and clean" other than when the ICE kicks in and the ICE maintenance which is a VERY long interval...

That said, I had a new all-electric on order and cancelled. Contrary to everyone's belief, EVs are not ready for prime time. Until solar is on every roof and it's more than 20% efficient, EV is still very dirty and ridiculously expensive. You are only pushing the pollution upstream somewhere and the electric grid isn't even close to capable of providing everyone a charge.

From a cost perspective, the math won't work out in your favor if you are honest in your calculations especially if you pay to use charging stations. As others have mentioned the battery will eventually fail and when it does, $$$$ to replace unless there is some kind of miracle technology discovery.

I also believe that people are overlooking hydrogen fuel cell. Contrary to popular belief, it is NOT going away.

Here is the list of companies releasing a HYDROGEN FUEL CELL SEMI within a year:

Toyota
Volvo
International
Hyundai
Kenworth
Hyzon
Nikloa
... And others

Refueling will take just moments. Just like diesel. Refueling stations will end up at every truck stop in America along all the major freeway interchanges. That means a rapidly growing network of places to refuel your car for any trip. Look at how the technology works and you'll find that the systems will provide a much more realistic alternative to petrol from both a performance and green perspective.

[El Paisano]

Not me. I am a vehicle fire investigator, and I sure don't want one. That should tell you something.

[TexasBob]

A friend has a Mercedes full electric. Apparently they have some package where you can charge for free at some locations. They try to use that 99% of the time. Their plan is to trade before that expires or it needs batteries. They love it for around town and love swapping cars so it works for them.


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[HeyMikey]

I think a lot of folks are in for a rude awakening, but that's just my opinion.

[Trapper76]

Here’s my question. How does it work out when it comes time to change the battery out and it costs more than the vehicle is worth? I get that you don’t have to buy gas, but electricity isn’t free. I’m not for or against Evs either way, I just don’t think they are as cost effective as people want to believe.

[rut-ro]

in 10 years you will see ads. EV for sale 3500. Needs new battery!. I feel if its a commuter car and you get 10-15 years out of the battery you did well. If you try and use it for travel you will not like it.

[Quackerbox]

Originally Posted by Sackett

That’s pocket change and if that’s the only major repair on a almost 10 year old vehicle, that’s great. Wait until you need/must replace the battery on a electric vehicle. A friend who has a 2012 Tesla Model S had to replace his battery last year. $14,000 for the base battery and was offered the extended range battery for $20k.

Having said that, I can see them being a great option for those commuting less than 100 miles/day with the fundamental understanding that their not “Green” modes of transportation.

That's what I was going to say. And infinity isn't exactly the cheapest car to maintain

[trophy8]

Originally Posted by rut-ro

in 10 years you will see ads. EV for sale 3500. Needs new battery!. I feel if its a commuter car and you get 10-15 years out of the battery you did well. If you try and use it for travel you will not like it.

They claim it saves money. Fuel. Oil changes. Etc.

You still have tires and those cars are heavy so they’ll wear out faster. Suspension. Etc. I can change a lot of oil and belts etc for what ONE battery change costs.

I’m biased. I run a natural gas plant

[dosrobles]

I’m not for or against them, I just know I don’t want one. There was just an article (I forget where I saw it) that said an ev has to on the road for 60k miles before the carbon foot print starts to be better than a gas vehicle because of the manufacturing and the fact that all the parts for said ev get shipped on planes, trains, and automobiles.

[flywise]

I don’t think most folks are going to admit their regrets.
There are 1 year old sxs and campers and boats in the classifieds all the time and even they would admit to regretting that purchase.

[Lynn21]

I’ve seen 60 or more Vehicle’s at Bucces at one time getting gas. If they go green, what’s the wait time gonna be at the charging stations with 60 or more there at one time? But you’ll see there over priced crap get even more expensive cause that’ll mean a ton more people will be inside spending their money while they wait….

[trophy8]

Originally Posted by Lynn21

I’ve seen 60 or more Vehicle’s at Bucces at one time getting gas. If they go green, what’s the wait time gonna be at the charging stations with 60 or more there at one time? But you’ll see there over priced crap get even more expensive cause that’ll mean a ton more people will be inside spending their money while they wait….

Only communists don’t like Bucees!

[Big pig]

Originally Posted by ken800

I have a hybrid electric with a 50ish mile range and plug in at work. With 35K miles on it now, only about 2000 are gas as I almost never run out. I charge only at home each night and with solar, I'm "free and clean" other than when the ICE kicks in and the ICE maintenance which is a VERY long interval...

That said, I had a new all-electric on order and cancelled. Contrary to everyone's belief, EVs are not ready for prime time. Until solar is on every roof and it's more than 20% efficient, EV is still very dirty and ridiculously expensive. You are only pushing the pollution upstream somewhere and the electric grid isn't even close to capable of providing everyone a charge.

From a cost perspective, the math won't work out in your favor if you are honest in your calculations especially if you pay to use charging stations. As others have mentioned the battery will eventually fail and when it does, $$$$ to replace unless there is some kind of miracle technology discovery.

I also believe that people are overlooking hydrogen fuel cell. Contrary to popular belief, it is NOT going away.

Here is the list of companies releasing a HYDROGEN FUEL CELL SEMI within a year:

Toyota
Volvo
International
Hyundai
Kenworth
Hyzon
Nikloa
... And others

Refueling will take just moments. Just like diesel. Refueling stations will end up at every truck stop in America along all the major freeway interchanges. That means a rapidly growing network of places to refuel your car for any trip. Look at how the technology works and you'll find that the systems will provide a much more realistic alternative to petrol from both a performance and green perspective.

Thank you for a clear and well stated opinion.
Mine was going to be rant !

BP

[nocam7]

Originally Posted by warrington

Oh Lordy. This is like bringing up high fence deer hunting

Oooh don’t get me started daggumit!


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[dgilbert]

Originally Posted by Black Ice

Hopefully I won’t regret it.


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I don't see how.

[flywise]

Originally Posted by dbaio1

Questions I have.
What's the truth on the supply of lithium and cobalt and other minerals?
How green is mining for those?
Electric generation capacity to support the mandates?
Truth about the Electric grid and infrastructure handling the mandates?

The people pushing green energy and EV’s are not stupid, they are evil indeed. They know full well you can’t have the major of civilizations power produced by wind and solar and then have mandates for EV’s for most people. It won’t work, it will never work and they know it. So why do it and like evil people have been doing for ever…..they want to control us.
There is absolutely no other plausible reason for all this stupidity.

[JhuntsAlot]

Originally Posted by Tx.Fisher

If I got one, I’d charge it with my generator so I don’t have to pay those steep electric prices.

Haha, probably would be cheaper to get a whole home generator that runs on NG and do just that.




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[Jon Stewart]

Just those that caught on fire after heavy rains like some in Florida during the last storm .

Wonder how they work in a snow storms when highways are plugged up for hours. Someone is going to get cold.

[Hoggslayer]

How would I roll coal at the stoplight when I pull up next to a Prius with its window down if I was driving a EV? It's not for me.

[cwill]

I have spent the last 15 years driving 100 plus miles a day for work and have honestly never considered an EV. For me it has always made more sense to buy a small gas commuter that gets crazy good mileage. I've had fantastic luck with the economy Toyotas and Hondas and usually buy a new one at around 250k miles. I can drive the mess out of them and still average around 35 mph and tires/oil changes are pretty darn cheap on the little cars.

[Black Ice]

Originally Posted by cwill

I have spent the last 15 years driving 100 plus miles a day for work and have honestly never considered an EV. For me it has always made more sense to buy a small gas commuter that gets crazy good mileage. I've had fantastic luck with the economy Toyotas and Hondas and usually buy a new one at around 250k miles. I can drive the mess out of them and still average around 35 mph and tires/oil changes are pretty darn cheap on the little cars.

See that’s what a smart person does.


I’m not very smart.


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[CoolHandLuke]

Originally Posted by cwill

I have spent the last 15 years driving 100 plus miles a day for work and have honestly never considered an EV. For me it has always made more sense to buy a small gas commuter that gets crazy good mileage. I've had fantastic luck with the economy Toyotas and Hondas and usually buy a new one at around 250k miles. I can drive the mess out of them and still average around 35 mph and tires/oil changes are pretty darn cheap on the little cars.

When I was on the street slakes side I always bought Honda civics. Very dependable and I always came out ahead

[muzzlebrake]

Don't forget to remove the rainbow sticker but they still suck.

[RWB]

Alot of folks have it wrong. People are not buying them because they are green or because they economically better than gas vehicles. If logic played into vehical purchases none of us would be driving platinum F350's. Musk brought to market a cool looking car that is fast! Oh and you can yourself feel even better because it's green.

Hybrids never took off not because they didn't make logical sense, they didn't take off because they were marketed as economical. Fast cool sexy sells economical doesn't.

[ByronB]

I have an EV but it’s a golf cart. I keep my vehicles for a very long time. Do a lot of driving. An EV automobile would never work for me. I do not have time to stop and charge for hours. I would lose money. That and a high dollar battery make no sense for “my” purposes. I have ridden in a few nice Tesla’s and they are great. Just do not want to own one......nor pay for it.

[Strummer]

We got them at work . F150 lightning Can only get about 200 miles on a full charge . They are fast and nice to drive but the limited range sucks .

[Black Ice]

Originally Posted by Strummer

We got them at work . F150 lightning Can only get about 200 miles on a full charge . They are fast and nice to drive but the limited range sucks .

Mine will just be to drive around for work. Any extended trips I’ll drive my diesel truck or my gas SUV.


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[brokeno]

I can't believe some of y'all have been brainwashed by their green new deal bs.

[osochuck]

I bet if you could unlock the regulator / computer some of them would be crazy fast….that would be fun. But i will keep my old nissans & subbys


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[bowmansdad]

Read up on lithium mining and you will see it’s the most environmentally unfriendly choice you could make. Plus charging off the fragile electric grid is another strike and spending $15k or so for battery replacement is outrageous.
Hydrogen is environmentally friendly with the byproduct being water, can’t understand why the environment gurus like Gore, Kerry, etc. aren’t speaking up, draw your own conclusion.

[MasonCo.]

It’s a requirement to wear a mask while driving if you own a electric car.


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[rolylane6]

Originally Posted by dbaio1

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/matth...member_desktop



Hope this works.



Good luck .

The only thing in that post that was correct as it applies to my situation was the actual mileage vs real mileage. And yet it still has no affect on my driving it whatsoever. With my driving style, I get about 85% of the advertised mileage during warm weather and about 70% during cold weather. Both are more than enough for my commute to and from work. I would absolutely recommend to anyone buying an EV to take the advertised mileage at about 60% face value....I recommend the same on a gasser too.
As far as advertised mileage goes, mine will actually get every bit of the advertized mileage and maybe more if I drive solely in city situations. Stop and go city driving using one pedal "regen" mode will get much better mileage average than 75-80 mph highway driving like I do.
As far as range anxiety, I guess if you use it to go on long trips with multiple charges, that could be an issue when you don't know if the chargers at a specified location will be working or occupied. That could be a crazy bad day right there. I would never recommend anyone buying an EV for those type trips.
In fact, my own situation, as a single roundtrip commuter with little variance in your route and where your trip mileage is precalculated and doesn't change much, would currently be the only type use I recommend it for. For that situation it's great and I have zero regrets or complaints.



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[Voodoo]

Originally Posted by warrington

Oh Lordy. This is like bringing up high fence deer hunting

And “Management”

[rolylane6]

Originally Posted by Sackett

That’s pocket change and if that’s the only major repair on a almost 10 year old vehicle, that’s great. Wait until you need/must replace the battery on a electric vehicle. A friend who has a 2012 Tesla Model S had to replace his battery last year. $14,000 for the base battery and was offered the extended range battery for $20k.



Having said that, I can see them being a great option for those commuting less than 100 miles/day with the fundamental understanding that their not “Green” modes of transportation.

Even the so called "green" people don't really believe it. Lol

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[rolylane6]

Originally Posted by ken800

I have a hybrid electric with a 50ish mile range and plug in at work. With 35K miles on it now, only about 2000 are gas as I almost never run out. I charge only at home each night and with solar, I'm "free and clean" other than when the ICE kicks in and the ICE maintenance which is a VERY long interval...

That said, I had a new all-electric on order and cancelled. Contrary to everyone's belief, EVs are not ready for prime time. Until solar is on every roof and it's more than 20% efficient, EV is still very dirty and ridiculously expensive. You are only pushing the pollution upstream somewhere and the electric grid isn't even close to capable of providing everyone a charge.

From a cost perspective, the math won't work out in your favor if you are honest in your calculations especially if you pay to use charging stations. As others have mentioned the battery will eventually fail and when it does, $$$$ to replace unless there is some kind of miracle technology discovery.

I also believe that people are overlooking hydrogen fuel cell. Contrary to popular belief, it is NOT going away.

Here is the list of companies releasing a HYDROGEN FUEL CELL SEMI within a year:

Toyota
Volvo
International
Hyundai
Kenworth
Hyzon
Nikloa
... And others

Refueling will take just moments. Just like diesel. Refueling stations will end up at every truck stop in America along all the major freeway interchanges. That means a rapidly growing network of places to refuel your car for any trip. Look at how the technology works and you'll find that the systems will provide a much more realistic alternative to petrol from both a performance and green perspective.

Explain more on the "not cost effective". First let me explain my situation.
I paid 38k for car. I only charge at home. I will trade in on a new one before battery/motor warranty runs out at 100K.
I was in the market for car anyway so min 38K would've been spent on ICE regardless.
Go

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[Voodoo]

I have one of these and man it is earth friendly.

[rolylane6]

Originally Posted by El Paisano

Not me. I am a vehicle fire investigator, and I sure don't want one. That should tell you something.

I've had 2 ICE vehicles burn to total loss in my lifetime. Had insurance on both, same as on this one.

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