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Gasoline is cheap right now — but charging an EV is still cheaper (grist.org)
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[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Also an unexpected benefit is that if you can home charge, which I can, you've got the equivalent of a gas station at home so you're pretty much always ready to go anywhere within a pretty reasonable distance.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Yeah I'd only get an ev if you can home charge tbh.

Is MUCH cheaper, the stations add a significant upcharge on the kWh cost. And you can charge at night when the power is even cheaper

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

This only works if your home parking spot is both static and provides an electrical hookup. If you live in a city and need a car, going electric can be a massive pain in the ass, because most apartments in major cities don’t include reliable parking with guaranteed electrical access, much less a garage.

Source: in Boston, I have multiple friends who want to go electric, but can’t realistically because they only have street parking.