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by sensecall 37 days ago
I’m not surprised with fuel at like £1.80/L and electricity as low as 3.5p/kwh

Makes EVs quite appealing.

https://carcosttool.com/ev-vs-ice-breakeven
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rootusrootus 37 days ago
It also helps that they drive nice and are more convenient for most people.
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duxup 37 days ago
That was always my thing about early EVs. Thumbs up to the early adopters but it took a while to take off as a lot of the early ones were just car but battery and they weren't very polished and had a lot of downsides.

Now the experience is much improved.

Cars aren't just a pure cost benefit analysis.

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barbazoo 37 days ago
They're also quiet and no combustion means no exhaust fumes.
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gib444 37 days ago
> They're also quiet

As someone who lives near a busy road, I'm 100% all for them for this reason alone

The boy-racers doing 2x the speed limit with their loud exhausts and poppin can go do one

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rootusrootus 37 days ago
Agreed, though I was disheartened to find that we are now forcing electric cars to be loud because won't someone think of the pedestrians. There was a moment when EVs were quiet, and now there are some which drive by my house (residential neighborhood, so around 20 mph) that are louder than a well maintained ICEV would be at the same speed. The worst offenders are hybrids (looking at you, Toyota, with that unholy screech you make...)
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gib444 37 days ago
> louder than a well maintained ICEV would be at the same speed

ffs why can't we have nice things??

The amount of 'eco' things that turn out worse...

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