How many folks want an EV

midnightsadie wrote:
not for us. or not till they,ve been around for another ten years.when china runs all EV,S then I,ll buy one.

The Nissan Leaf has been around more than ten years.

RetiredRealtorRick wrote:
EV? Absolutely not. At least not until I know I can get a full day of driving under my belt (traveling), so the range will need to be well in excess of 400 miles. Also, not until the infrastructure is in place to make charging as readily available as buying gasoline.

Now, a hybrid, that's a totally different story, and I'd by one in a heartbeat.

I believe the Ipace is 600 miles iirc.

Have a hybrid now, get's same mpg in town as highway, extra cost was $1500 and pays for itself in a few years for gas, Better performance than the all gas version, Next vehicle will likely be a plug in hybrid. That was our first choice but the one we wanted in 2020 had just been introduced and non with the options we wanted available. The 40 mile range would have been more than we need 95% of the time.

If DW was still working with a 30 mile commute a plug in EV would be the only thing we'd consider for our around town vehicle.

No EV for me.

I'd consider one at around $10,000, same as what I paid for our last passenger car.

No thank you to having an EV and I especially don't like how the government is forcing them on us.

All our vehicles are paid for, are well maintained, and until there is a really good reason to swap them out for an EV, ain’t gonna happen. I have no real issues with EV’s other than cost and ability to be towed four down. 99% of our daily driving is well within most EV’s advertised capabilities, and charging at home would suffice.

I wonder what age groups the EV proponents have tested the electronics with. With many seniors not being able to work new smart phones, smart TVs, can’t deal with steaming services vs basic cable I see a bunch of frustrated drivers.

EV? Absolutely not. At least not until I know I can get a full day of driving under my belt (traveling), so the range will need to be well in excess of 400 miles. Also, not until the infrastructure is in place to make charging as readily available as buying gasoline.

Now, a hybrid, that's a totally different story, and I'd by one in a heartbeat.

Well give me 450 miles with the heater or A/C running, and a competitive total cost of ownership and yes. For the past 5 years, I make two 424 round trip mile journeys to NJ each month to visit my MIL. The nursing home does not have a charger, and it is my only stop for more than 5 minutes. The Honda CRV and the F250 (with aux tank) can get the job done. I will keep making the trip until I or my MIL pass. Sometimes I miss a trip, but not often.

I am the one that thinks EV's are a dead end. The path forward is stripping CO2 using amines from the air (just like subs, or cleaning CO2 from natural gas), then use U of Pittsburgh catalyst to make carbon monoxide, split hydrogen out of water, and use the Fischer–Tropsch process to make gasoline and diesel. Look for it to come to a Ford class carrier near you. After all, a gallon of jet fuel delivered to a carrier at sea has gotta be expensive. The fuel produced, will just blend in with the rest.

This is also a storage scheme for renewable power from solar and wind. I think the cost of this method will make it work.

not for us. or not till they,ve been around for another ten years.when china runs all EV,S then I,ll buy one.