Lee Duna to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoAuto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't workingwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square95arrow-up1124cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1123external-linkAuto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't workingwww.businessinsider.comLee Duna to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square95cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
minus-square@Pasta4u@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish13•2 years agoIn the usa the poor don’t really have anywhere to charge these cars even if they were cheap enough to afford. It is impossible to compete with a less than five minute fill up for 300+ miles range. Not to mention that reports place charging on public charges to be more costly than gas.
minus-square@CmdrShepard@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglish13•2 years agoPoor people also can’t afford to buy brand new vehicles, so this is kind of a moot point, though something that will need to be addressed in the coming years.
In the usa the poor don’t really have anywhere to charge these cars even if they were cheap enough to afford.
It is impossible to compete with a less than five minute fill up for 300+ miles range.
Not to mention that reports place charging on public charges to be more costly than gas.
Poor people also can’t afford to buy brand new vehicles, so this is kind of a moot point, though something that will need to be addressed in the coming years.