Social EV vs ICE

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Being an EV car owner since 2018, I have my pros and cons in owning one. Mind you, the pros greatly outweigh the cons. My primary reason for purchase was to save money by not paying for gas while still driving a "premium" car. Driving a Toyota Corrola unfortunately wouldnt be a good look in my line of work.

I used to spend between 350-400 a month, CAD on fuel back in 2017. Oil & filter change 2-3 times a year. Brake pads every 12-16 months. That would be much higher now. I spend about $70-80 a month charging my car. Other basic things here and there.

Needless to say, my costs are far, far less with my EV. Since I got my Tesla back in summer 2022, ive probably spent around $2200 on charging in 2 and a half years. In the same time, i would have easily spent 11-12k on gas. I have only taken it to tesla once for a check up, to which they found nothing. Ive rotated my tires a couple times and changed the air filter once and wiper blades a couple times. I just recently also changed my tires. Thats it.

Now, some people give me the "you will spend a fortune on a new battery" banter. They have a warranty for 100,000 miles but are known to last much, much longer with negligible degradation. I know a guy with a 2019 model 3 which has over 150k miles on it(he ubers). He says he still has over 90% charge.

Then theres cars like this....

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/...ht-with-216000-miles-on-the-clock-247838.html


For people like me, these cars a no brainer and the costs are minimal after purchase. The battery issue isnt one as the clearly last a shit ton longer then most people think and are warrantied for a reasonable amount of time. If I have to spend 10-15k for a new battery, big deal. In the amount of time it would take to justify replacing one, id have probably spent like 25-30k on fuel.

Even this guy who had to replace his battery still came far under a gas powered vehicle.



No brainer.

 

[TeTe]

I'm a car enthusiast and grew up loving the rumble of a V8, the sound of the exhaust, shifting of gears, the smell of exhaust, and tinkering with mods.

Ive been daily driving a C7 Corvette for almost three years, before that I've owned three Camaros. As you can see, I couldn't care less about gas mileage.

I also drive 4500 miles a year for the past few years. I've hardly spent money on my recent cars other than for tires and brakes. Which you'd have to do on any car.

Once a year I change the oil.

I've driven and ridden in several evs and while some of them are quick, they just provide an extremely sterile driving experience imo.

 

[chardog]

I’ve been using EV’s on and off since the original leaf…. That was ok, not great. Recently, a cybertruck, and to this day, very much an attention grabber, 90% positive, 10% negative, the truck itself is the most I’ve ever enjoyed a truck, the beer and tonneau cover is highly practical, and i would hate to drive without full self driving, i love that i can relax and claw back some time while the vehicle drives itself.

That said, i would not mind a self driving gas vehicle, like an RV with self driving tech. That feature is not exactly EV, however much more difficult for regular ice.

The few times you have to charge outside of home can be annoying if there are passengers. The best feature is self driving, use it 95% of the time. The tech features are tremendous, however that is more a tesla thing, not ev specific, my leaf had no tech, slow, terrible range, however it was highly practical and cheap AF to operate

The cybertruck on the other hand, is like the final boss, amazing.

 

[shunyata]

Thought this was gonna be about Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents trying to break into a cybertruck to detain someone.

 

[HUGHPHUG]

Thought it was a Rhyme Syndicate thread

 

[Bubzeh]

Not really a car fanatic but EV's seem soulless.

 

[RoastBeast]

Sounds like you aren't charging your car on PG&E rates.

 

[Pittie Petey]

Nothing sexier than driving around looking for a place to plug your car in like a fuckin' lamp

 

[TribalDrumz]

Funniest thing is how Older model 3’s are slow now because their battery lost performance.

 

[TeTe]

Sounds like you aren't charging your car on PG&E rates.

Lol and if you get solar in California they want to charge you extra for grid hookup every month.

 

[Protectandserve]

How are you needing to change brake pads every 12 months? That’s wild

 

[RoastBeast]

Lol and if you get solar in California they want to charge you extra for grid hookup every month.

It's all about climate change god dammit!

 

[liner]

I work at a rental car place and no one wants electric. we rent a mystery car and its real cheap and it's electric and when people find out, they will pay 50 or more per day to get a small gas car. They are dirty cheap to rent. Maybe one day the demand will increase. If you could charge them as fast as a gas fill up takes and if charging station were everywhere like gas stations, that would help a lot

 

[Osculater]

Sounds like you aren't charging your car on PG&E rates.

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Sounds like you aren't charging your car on PG&E rates.

BC Canada lower rates....for now that is.

Honestly, I dont think EVs will be feasible for the future. When more people start buying them and the grid begins to pack up, rates will continue to soar. Charging will keep getting more expensive and the thought of owning an ev will be less appealing.

I'll continue to bask in my savings for now however.

 

[mjmj]

Just curious, whats the “trade in” or resale value of an EV? I have to think it would be horrible. The potential to need a $15k-$20k battery within a couple years can’t be ignored.