I would get a hybrid if there was one for the vehicle type I get that did not impact its capabilities. I live in a condo so unless our board gets much more cool I won't be able to plug in. That being said I don't know anyone who has an electric vehicle that has given even the tiniest smidge about wanting to go back. Quite the opposite. Now I know a goodly amount of EV owners but most car owners I know still have gas. Although I may not be the best example since by necessity all my neighbors can't plug in as well.

[–] thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't know about the US, but in the UK you can charge EVs via standard wall outlets. For a while I had the charger hanging out of a window from inside my home so I could charge it.

This made overnight charging very cheaply available.

I'm curious, not trying to convince you, whether that's an option in the US or something you'd be limited by due to your condo/board?

[–] Ooops@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's the thing. In some countries that works well... in others not so.

For example Germany has very low home ownership (especially in cities where it would be even easier with lower distances) and very low centralisation and the public loading infrastructure just isn't there (and will need to me massive compared to some other countries), while the US has the home ownership and better centralisation but is limited by their shitty 120V grid.

Smaller or better centralised countries with higher amount of home ownership in Europe on a 230V grid on the other hand work perfectly.

[–] Krotiuz@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Looking at Tesla's support the US is crippled by the 120v power grid for wall charging, 3 Miles per hour on a standard 120v plug, and 23kmh on an Australian 240v 15A plug.

[–] ikiru@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I know one person that had EV and went back to gas, but they're a tenant and had to do the whole drive and wait at a random parking lot for a long time which they didn't really like doing but also isn't safe for them as a woman. So far the only friend of mine who had an EV actually.

Their lease ended and they said fuck it.

I still might get a hybrid because gas is so expensive. We're fucked regardless, I guess.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah I don't know anyone who has an ev who travels so far they have to wait like that. Granted im in a major metro area so like many employers have stations. So folks charge at night and then also charge while they are working. I think that shows how few ev owners their are though as there are like only a few charging spots at work.