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[quote=Anonymous]We decided that instead of buying an EV, we're going to buy a used car that gets good mileage, and then spend the savings on a cargo bike with an electric assist. We already drive very minimally (to kid activities a couple times a week, for occasional big hauls from the grocery store, and to get out of town on weekends -- no car commute and we try to do most errands on foot or bike). If we get a cargo bike, we can do school drop-off/pick-up on that (we currently walk but this would cut time in half or more), 90% of kid activities, all grocery trips, all errands. Our goal would be to only take the car out on weekends when we actually leave the city, which I think could potentially reduce our gas usage by half of what is already a pretty low number.

EVs are still expensive and not necessarily the best way to reduce your carbon emissions. If you drive a lot, yes. If you don't or have other lifestyle priorities, there may be better ways. Like using a cargo bike, switching to more train travel over driving or flying, reducing how much online ordering you do, etc. I think when people fixate on "everyone needs an EV", it tends to ignore that part of the problem is car-dependency. I think EVs are a terrific alternative to gas-powered vehicles, but when we looked at it more broadly, it simply was not the best way to spend our money.[/quote]

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