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xkcd #3214: Electric Vehicles

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Now that I've finally gotten an electric vehicle, I'm never going back to an acoustic one.

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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

You toss it out and get a new one of course!

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[–] smh@slrpnk.net 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm hesitant to get an electric vehicle because I don't currently have anywhere to charge near my condo. My condo parking spot isn't near a building, so it would probably be a pain to charge from there. I'd be interested if my office had some charging stations.

Until then, I'm quite happy with my old Prius. It goes, stops, and steers as needed, no complaints. Catalytic converter has only been stolen once.

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[–] savvywolf@pawb.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

I can kinda get the range anxiety comments though - it sucks having to keep daisy chaining extension leeds to go further.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I like cars, I like the idea of EVs, I fucking hate modern cars (post 08 give or take) so imagine my opinions on most EVs. Just give me an electric Mule or a converted old beater I'll be happy, if it's basically anything else I better have the capacity to turn it into an EV equivalent of a dune buggy because I do not respect modern car design in the slightest, don't care if it's Chinese, Japanese, European, or American they all have shitty interiors an over reliance on electronics and generally have too many "comfort" features designed to compensate for incompetent design or drivers.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

electric Mule or a converted old beater I'll be happy,

That would be a 2016-2019 Nissan Leaf. No bells. No whistles. No problems.

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