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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago (5 children)

I paid $6000 cash for my current car about eight years ago. I'm retired, so I only drive it about once a week. I've put less than 2000 miles per year on it. Also, no cameras, no screen, no phone app, no nothing I don't need or want.

There's no way I'm buying a $30,000 car, both because I couldn't afford it, and because what I have fits my needs perfectly.

So, are EVs "just better"? For some people, or maybe most, I imagine so. But, no, not for me, not unless the VW boss wants to give me one for free.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 3 points 13 hours ago

You will be left without gas for it though. That's the key thing.

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[–] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago (7 children)

Can i work on it? It's it as serviceable as my Subaru? Are the parts as cheap? Cost of ownership seems to be a topic no one talks about.

[–] Gormadt@slrpnk.net 2 points 13 hours ago

Can i work on it?

This is a big one, if I can't fix it myself then I don't technically own it and a LOT of modern cars are in the same boat of making parts availability hell and the ability to fix them requiring special software tools.

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[–] axh@lemmy.world 41 points 23 hours ago (6 children)

What does this headline even mean?

Are electric horses better than gas powered horses or what?

[–] myplacedk@lemmy.world 35 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's phrased in a weird way.

He is saying that when cars were becoming popular, lots of people insisted that horses were better. Over time, basically everyone realized that cars are better.

Now electric cars are becoming popular, although lots of people insists that ICE cars are better.

He is saying that over time, people against electric cars will change their mind, just like the horse-people did.

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[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

EV's are great! We save so much time and effort not having to cheat on emissions testing this way.

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