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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Maintenance costs, repair costs[/b], reliability in extreme temperatures, dependence on electricity. [/quote]

This surprises me, unless you saying these costs are too low?[/quote]
DP. Yeah, I don't get this. I change my tires and wiper fluid. That's about it. [/quote]

DP, also with two EVs, and what strikes me about most of these responses is how uninformed they are.  “They run on coal!”  “You can’t take long road trips!”  “They need too much maintenance!”

Be honest: you don’t want to spend the money and you don’t want any inconvenience.  I think those are lame excuses for continuing to drive gas guzzlers.[/quote]

Some of the responses are uninformed, I agree.

But I think it's foolish to discount people's concerns about money and convenience. For us, spending an extra 10-15k on a car would mean massive sacrifice elsewhere. It's not no big deal. And we have young kids, which makes "convenience" almost a necessity. If we were DINKs I think we would have already bought one, but we're not. If we were a two car family, at least one of our cars would definitely be EV. But we aren't. If we lived in a house instead of apartment, I wouldn't worry about charging. And so on.

I could as easily say: "Be honest, the reason you life in a SFH instead of multi-family housing like me is space and you don't want any inconvenience. I think those are lame excuses for continuing to live in an unsustainable home."

I think EVs are great and hope to either own one, or even better, simply have access to a shared one when I need one and no longer own a vehicle at all one day. But right now, EVs are more expensive and less convenient than other vehicles, and simply have not made the jump to being a viable option for our family. If that bothers you, lobby for better infrastructure and more cost-effective EVs![/quote]

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