Anonymous wrote:We recently bought a new car and intended to buy an EV. There is still a massive premium and we decided to save the extra 10k and buy a hybrid

I currently drive an old Prius and our next car will be a plug-in hybrid. I do not see a scenario where I would buy an electric-only car.

Besides what has already been said, I can't get my family to fully close the front door of our house at night, much less lock it. (it was really cold in our living room last night!)
I don't think their ADHD would allow them to reliably plug in the car at night so that I can get to work in the morning.

1. Currently have a paid off low mileage reliable ICE vehicle.
2. EV charging infrastructure not ubiquitous as gas stations/infrastructure for ICE vehicles.
3. Waiting for costs of owning an EV to come down, and variety to go up.
4. Want EV technology to improve in reliability, vehicle range.
5. I don't need a new vehicle anytime soon...maybe in 10-15 years I'll buy an EV.

We recently bought a new car and intended to buy an EV. There is still a massive premium and we decided to save the extra 10k and buy a hybrid

#1- we have street parking. I guess we could run out a charge cord from the house but only if we are able to park right in front of our house (which we can most of the time, but not always).

#2- nationwide charging network is still not extensive enough. For instance, the options to charge en route to my parents house are really limited.

We'd consider a plug-in hybrid when we need a new car, but our current one is sufficient and paid off, so not in the near future.

Won’t keep it in garage due to fire risk

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I like having a fire for the heat and no loss of range in freezing weather.

Winter issues plus excessive weight wears out tires fast plus too long to charge.

Because I have a 70s house that would need to be completely rewired to put in a charger...and because I am concerned about viability if we have extended power outages. Which we have had before: derecheo.

Do plan to buy a hybrid when we are ready to replace our 20 year old Toyota though.

Not qualified tax rebates
Expensive to install charger at home with detached garage
Don’t want to support Musk

I like having a fire for the heat and no loss of range in freezing weather.

Lack of charging infrastructure in NYC.

Anonymous wrote:Prices are way down, variety is infinite, and theres even tax rebates.

So if you are still driving around in a polluting gas car or SUV, why exactly is that?

I do it just to annoy you, op.

They are only as environmentally friendly as the battery supply chain, rare earth minerals, and electric grid can be. They weigh a lot more. I regularly drive 350 miles to see my mom and don’t trust the country roads in between to have charging ports. And, I really don’t want my garage catching fire. I will eventually be on board and get an EV but I would rather wait for the technology to advance in all areas to believe it’s the best choice. I don’t drive regularly anyhow (metro and public transit, mostly).

We drove two, fully paid for, used Hondas (2010 Odyssey and 2015 CRV). Will drive them into the ground before we buy anything else. Even at that time, cannot anticipate paying more money for an electric vehicle, but am certainly grateful to those of you who can afford them.

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Anonymous wrote:Sit for hours charging? No thanks. Have to stop every 270 miles on a road trip not thanks, the car being a dead brick when its cold or having to charge all the time when its cold no thanks. Its just plan stupid not to mention they're all ugly.

Agreed. I can only imagine driving out the middle of nowhere in Wyoming and the tumbleweeds are going faster than I am as the car is slowly running out of juice.

Honest question but what do you think happens when you run out of gas? How is this different?

Anonymous wrote:Because I have a perfectly fine vehicle and don’t have the funds to buy a new one or install a charging station at my house, smug ass

This.

Not everyone is married to a rich daddy like you, OP.