Am I going crazy of has the amount of anti-EV “articles” started to skyrocket. Just today, I’ve seen a “Why I’m not buying an EV” concern article, some accusing Biden of killing EVs, “The true costs of buying an EV,” and my favorite: “Study: The True Cost of Charging an EV: $17/gallon.” (That study was funded by Exxon Mobil, lol).
What’s going on? Why is all the EV hate in the media ramping up?

  • TacomaKMart@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Canada’s Globe and Mail pulled one of these today, with an anti-EV clickbait-y headline:

    Oh no, the cost to charge my EV just doubled

    The article focuses on high prices at fast charging stations, while willfully ignoring that that vast majority of EV charging is done at home. We get one line about how cheap his home charging is, and at 9c Canadian per kwh, it is indeed cheap - which completely punctures the stupid headline.

    Still, despite that cheap home charging, the author ends his EV bait with this evidence-free hypothetical:

    At a small fraction of the operating cost of a gas-powered car, EVs can make a lot of sense for drivers contemplating the switch. But if savings slide from 90 per cent to 30 per cent? I fear that many drivers may just shrug and stick with gas.

      • coredumperror@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        You live in an area that is an astronomically terrible outlier. The average cost of electricity in the US is $0.14/kWh.

        • someexgoogler@alien.topBEnglish
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          1 year ago

          That’s certainly true. California has an average price of $0.22/kWh, but I have a swimming pool that requires quite a bit of electricity (and has to run in the afternoons in order to run the solar heater). Hawaii has an average price per kWh of $0.397/kWh. Unfortunately there is a lot of misinformation about electricity rates. They vary more than the price of gasoline.