mkirsch wrote:
I have lost count of the number of times the term "economic sense" has been used in this thread.
"Their" point is EV is *NOT* supposed to make economic sense! Saving the environment is supposed to be a sacrifice, to be done at any cost. You're supposed to wear it like a badge of honor, "Lookit how much money I spent to save the earth! I'm such a GOOD PERSON!"
Yes, we here all know the common sense side of things, practicality, cost, the environmental impact of manufacturing the batteries, etc... But none of that matters one bit. There's a dog with a bone here, and you know how difficult it is to get a bone away from a dog.
Well, I can’t say I have noticed a lot of that but then again I haven’t been paying attention. Most we know who have bought an EV did so for personal reasons like superior performance and driving experience, convenience etc. Most EV’s are higher end full featured affairs and can’t really be compared to cheapy economy cars so it’s hard to compare a 35000 dollar EV to a cheapy 15000 economy beater. Budgets for people buying EV’s tend to be higher. I think those are coming in the next few years and then the “economic sense” aspect will start to make more sense. For long range commuters though EV’s can save a ton of money over a few years.
People buy EV’s for a lot of reasons. At least where we are “environmental” reasons are not frequently paramount. Once somebody on the block has one and people start going for test drives they’ll find a reason to switch. It’s a whole different driving experience.
