thats not at all true. you need to check the numbers on this because you are way off.

no one is going to replace their full size truck with an accord or maverick. someone replacing their accord or maverick with a fully electric car charged only by green energy has less positive environmental impact than someone replacing their full size truck with a full size electric truck

friends with the i3 do the euro mod that allows it to drive further and use the full gas tank.  it starts using the range extender earlier in the trip too

I think your numbers are off

yeah people arent thinking about things correctly. A shorter range EV will not only cost less it will weigh less. Id love it if they sold EVs with optional battery banks. only need 150miles of range opt for the cheaper lighter car. Need the extra range? pay $8k more and get the heavier car. Got the short range and…

Im not in the market for a car now but next one will be PHEV or EV if i can find one thats fun to drive like an electic GTI hot hatch. but this mini is a likely used contender for me

I do agree that these being so big are not good and neigher are their ICE versions that are the same size. but getting people out of full size trucks into full size EV trucks is a win. youll never convince them to get a smaller car because their pride is why they buy the big one a lot of the time

average new car in america is $50k. the miniEV starts at $30k.  Once there is a used market then used Evs will be comparable to used ICE.  in fact before the pandemic they were less when comparing comparable cars like a nissan versa compared to a nissan leaf of the same age with teh same miles

we rent cars for road trips all the time and its cheaper in the long run that putting that wear and tear on your car.  But its not necessary for most since most have two cars in their household.  Just use the gas powered one when going on a road trip. the other car can easily be a short range EV commuter

What people get confused about is the kind of emissions. Battery creation emissions are not climate warming carbon emissions. they are things like toxins and waste that have to be handled correctly but not CO2 release. Also the maverick has these same batteries as well but a smaller number. When it comes to climate…

I was curious to put real numbers to it myself because id heard this explained before but never with US electric grid numbers

I like the i3 as well but wish it had more electric only range. the EV versions are very low something like 60-80 miles.  and one issue with that car is that when things fail or when they get in fender benders they are very expensive and often totaled.  Friend of mine had an AC issue and that system also cools the…

yeah not everyone road trips the same.  Do you have two cars or just a one car garage. with just a one car garage a 100 miles EV is likely not the best choice for you.  But if you have two cars in your household it would work well

did some calculations. the Hummer gets 47mpge combined but gets 53mpge city. 47mpge is 1.4 miles per kwh. one kwh from the US grid emits 0.85lb CO2. so the Hummer EV emits (if using the US grid average) 0.6lb CO2 per mile. A 15mpg truck emits 1.4lbs of CO2 per mile.

A honda accord emits 280g of C02 per mile (or 0.6lbs)…

I had a long commute, 27 miles each way. with errands after work it was very rare that i traveled oveer 75 miles in a day. I dont think i ever hit 100 miles in a day. And i was putting 21-22k miles a year on the car.
Then if you were to couple that with a charging station at work i would not have ever traveled more…

Its vastly vastly better for the environment and climate change than any gas powered truck on the market at any size.  It will replace the largest least efficient trucks out there and have more positive environmental impact than people trading in their accords for EVs.

An EV people claim is bad but is actually good is the Mini Cooper EV. People complain about the 110mi range yet the average american drives 50 miles a day and almost no one road trips in a mini cooper. they weigh around 3000lbs, do 0-60 in a respectable 6 seconds, and cost $30k. The reality is that most homes have one…

These are likely some of the best.  Get climate change deniers out of their massive inefficient cars and unsuspectingly into cars that are much much better for the environment

The most cost effective say to get a good hot hatch with 300+hp is to get a used MK7 GTI and give it a tune. Just a tune and a 3100lb GTI has 310hp. intercooler, downpipe, tune and its around 330-345hp. And its one of the few FWD platforms that doesnt suffer from torque steer and can effectively put the power down…

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