More efficient manufacturing, falling battery costs and intense competition are lowering sticker prices for battery-powered models to within striking distance of gasoline cars.

More efficient manufacturing, falling battery costs and intense competition are lowering sticker prices for battery-powered models to within striking distance of gasoline cars.

  • ObjectivityIncarnate@lemmy.world
    51·
    5 months ago

    Assuming for whatever reason that this wouldn’t work with an EV, you can say “well that’s one trip a year you won’t be able to go on.”

    More realistically, you should be instead told “well, that’s one trip you’ll be making in a rental ICE car instead”.

    You’d still come out on top overall, I’m pretty sure.

    • FaceDeer@fedia.io
      2·
      5 months ago

      Well I’m not sure and I’m the one with the wallet, so I’m staying with my existing car.

      Besides, another thing that helps the environment is not buying new cars when one doesn’t need to.

      • SeaJ@lemm.ee
        1·
        5 months ago

        In terms of CO2 emissions, getting as many ICE vehicles of the road as possible is best. Depending on your electrical power source, an EV can beat out an ICE within 30k km. On the shittier end, if your power comes from coal, it is closer to 125k km.

      • AA5B@lemmy.world
        1·
        5 months ago

        You could even argue for the rental when there’s not an EV in the mix. Maybe I have an older car where reliability is questionable. I’m more willing to risk a breakdown at home where I have options and resources, than at a distant destination or where it affects travel plans. Maybe I have an econobox for cheap local transport, but comfort is more important when looking at a long drive. Maybe I have good reason to drive a Pickup locally, but that would not be good for a trip.