Comment by burnte
1 day ago
> - rarely having to take it in for service
ICE cars are pretty reliable, frequent service tends to be for luxury brands.
> - never having to stop for gas when commuting
This is achievable with ICE by just watching your tank. Also, it's not really a benefit because charging takes a lot longer than a gas fill up.
> - a much smoother ride (no transmission)
Unless it puts the motors in the wheels, they have transmissions and gearboxes.
> - no emissions
They have emissions base4d on the electricity generation method, but even so it's still a lot less than ICE and this is a huge benefit.
> it's not really a benefit because charging takes a lot longer than a gas fill up.
Plug in at home takes way less of your personal time than a gas station and costs significantly less than public charging.
I agree, but it still takes longer and there's never a need to gas up on your commute if you just watch your tank.
You’re trying to apply an arbitrary metric to two radically different process. Suppose you could pay an extra 1,000$ so it fils in 40 seconds vs 4 hours at home (and only at home).
Personally it wouldn’t be worth the money to me because the only thing that matters is the time to plug it in and the time to unplug it.
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