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Automakers must build cheaper, smaller EVs to spur adoption, report says (arstechnica.com)
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[–] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 8 points 11 months ago (3 children)

It's almost like the people who buy EVs are doing it to save money.

[–] Soggytoast@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The money saving is the bait on the hook, but once you change there is no return. It's just so much better in every way

[–] winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

How about cold weather?

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Range goes down by about 1/3rd. Bad, but most people drive 40 miles/day in the US, so going from 300 miles to 200 miles doesnt really matter.

[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Nothing a blow torch won't solve. Will heat that batter up right quick.

[–] Celestus@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Can confirm. Was shopping around for cars, and settled on either a 2023 WRX Limited, or a fully loaded 2022 Polestar 2. Both around $37k in the US. Chose the Polestar, and now I don’t have to pay for gas, let alone premium gas

[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Also I heard that EVs are alot cheaper to maintain, due to rare malfunctions, because so few moving parts in the car.

It was even a big topic at my local mechanic because they didn't earn any money on EVs.

Sounds amazing for consumers.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Can your local mechanic even service EVs? The parts that are different, I mean. Obviously they can all do tires and the like.

[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

My local mechanic can service 2 different car brands, so he can't service them all. And he services those two brands both on ICE and EV.

But he says that 95% of the things he fixes on traditional cars, is not even present in EVs. EVs just require fewer parts to work, therefore almost no parts that can break.

[–] toofpic@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

How do you know that?

[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I don't.

[–] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago

It's just a guess, but it's also the main reason I'm looking for a plug-in hybrid.