i honestly could care less about the "environment" in regard to car purchase. What I can say is that I care about my wallet, and I'm saving a shit ton of money on gas and I LOVE blowing the doors off anything on the road without even trying.. To each their own.
i'd say accurate assessment.
you're not wrong on your some of your assessment, however, I have to say it's worked very well for me. I'd like to give my 2c on each of your points:
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batteries drain too quickly / range is considerably less than advertised true. same goes for my ICE vehicles. I have a Sprinter that advertises 21city/22mpg that I actually only get about 13/15 unless you drive it like a grandpa.
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length of time needed to charge is very long true. fwiw, I use mine simply for commute or anything that is less than my max distance (advertised 400mile r/t, real world is 270mile r/t). Any time that I do have to charge,past 270 miles I usually need a break anyway and it'll charge me up 300miles per hour for about ~3/4 of a tank (it ramps up and down depending on the State of Charge). So basically I get about 175 miles in 30 minutes which gave me enough time to get to the restroom, grab a snack. It's really not that big a deal. if you find yourself driving more than 270miles round trip THAT often, EV is def not the right car for you.
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availability of charging stations not good Not sure where you live, but i agree depends on which state. In Socal they. are. everywhere. again, depends on why you even need to supercharge to begin with. most people charge at home as they use evs for daily commute. for it to make sense, most people utilize the whole ecosystem, solar + ev == zero gas or home electricity. My previous daily driving suv (landcruise) got ~15 mpg best case scenario and I'd easily spend $500/month gas and I work from home. I'm easily saving at least 6k a year on just gas alone.
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some charging stations are in rather sketchy parts of town; personal safety may be an issue when you're stranded there for an hour waiting for your vehicle to charge up.
maybe live in a better area? i haven't had any issues but I dont drive long distance with it. I have ICE cars for that. from my experience, most tesla supercharging locations are in large complex shopping centers where it's typically safe relative to other parts of each town. If you look in bodunk, I can't speak for that.
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dependence on complex touch screen and non-intuitive interface seems as dangerous as texting while driving (and the autopilot is too unpredictable to use safely) it has voice assist, anything you can do by touch, you can do by voice.
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even simple things like locking the door or turning on the windshield wipers is complicated ok boomer. I disagree on this one.
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no hardcopy manual to consult when you are out of range of a cell signal cost of charging with electricity is pretty comparible to what you would pay for gas, so no cost savings ok definitely boomer.
that said, I have so many great things that I love about mine. I have falcon doors. I have free cellular smart data, my car can blow the doors off 99% of anything on the road. My car drives itself. The benefits just go on and on. I have ICE sports cars and a sprinter on the side, but this car is by far my fav.
none of this is suspicious and if you dare even suggest that it is, you're a conspiracy theorist. right? Makes me sick to my stomach how people think that they're all part of the intellectually elite that they'll tow the line no matter the consequence to others.
you mean the one from the vegas massacre?
and that's not even discussing what they do with the displaced children when their opportunistic operators go in.
nah, people buy new cars all the time regardless of EV or ICE. "so bruh, you just spent $50k on the gas powered SUV to save money on gas?"