I recently heard a rumor about EV owners . . .

[BonzaiDuck]

"50% of EV owners are returning to ICE or hybrid vehicles."

Yet I see enough EV's on the road. Do we watch our traffic queues to see who doesn't have tailpipes?

 

[Heartbreaker]

I believe it was a survey of what people were thinking, not actually doing.

It was: 46% of US EV owners were considering going back.

Surveys are like that are kind of useless. What people actual do matters, not what they are considering.

 

[sdifox]

Not to mention a good chunk (quarter) of those surveyed didn't have a garage with charging port. That is never going to work with ev ownership. Unless they go with the NIO model with swappable battery pack, but those stations would beed massive upgrade to have more battery packs as well.

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[Heartbreaker]

Not to mention a good chunk (quarter) of those surveyed didn't have a garage with charging port.

I always wonder who would buy an EV if they couldn't charge it at home. Though you don't need much for that. Even just a regular 120V plug can give you about 4 miles/hour of charging (while you sleep).

 

[K1052]

I always wonder who would buy an EV if they couldn't charge it at home. Though you don't need much for that. Even just a regular 120V plug can give you about 4 miles/hour of charging (while you sleep).

I think the only way this makes sense is if you can charge at work reliably. When we got our first PHEV we were in an apartment that had no charging but my husband could charge it up at the office every day easily. Other people simply assume that fast chargers will be both not expensive and convenient I guess.

 

[AdamK47]

Do we need another thread?

Only 31% of Americans want an EV or PHEV. What about you?

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/new-yahoo-finance-ipsos-poll-shows-over-half-of-americans-unlikely-to-buy-an-ev-130040140.html I really want my next vehicle to be at least a PHEV. And thanks to federal and Colorado state incentives, I think it makes financial sense. But I'm still not sure I...

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[BonzaiDuck]

Do we need another thread?

Only 31% of Americans want an EV or PHEV. What about you?

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/new-yahoo-finance-ipsos-poll-shows-over-half-of-americans-unlikely-to-buy-an-ev-130040140.html I really want my next vehicle to be at least a PHEV. And thanks to federal and Colorado state incentives, I think it makes financial sense. But I'm still not sure I...

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Sorry about that, especially sorry because I'd seen the survey thread before. Chalk it up to my cognitive decline during my sunset years.

My brother is a climate denier and an EV critic. He's the one who gave me the misinterpreted rumor info. But it wasn't just rumor: it was a survey.

Right now, I'm looking at hybrids that can actually replace a mid-sized SUV. If my health next year is as good as it is today, I'll spring for a newer hybrid vehicle.

Totally "EV"? We'll wait and see. When will that new Toyota battery technology be available? 700 miles on a charge?