They are very expensive and not everyone has a garage where they can charge them. I can only park on the street so I would have to go to a charging point and sit in my car for the whole time it charges. Not as convenient as pumping petrol into my car for 2 minutes.
Not only that, but people are realizing that the battery’s don’t last forever. What happens when those batteries start to wear and you need to replace them and have to spend another $5k - $10k. For a car you already paid $40k for? Also, where are the used batteries going? Used EV’s are a huge gamble and a risky proposition. In the end, it’s just more toxic waste to deal with
You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: !technology@lemmy.world
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
They are very expensive and not everyone has a garage where they can charge them. I can only park on the street so I would have to go to a charging point and sit in my car for the whole time it charges. Not as convenient as pumping petrol into my car for 2 minutes.
Not only that, but people are realizing that the battery’s don’t last forever. What happens when those batteries start to wear and you need to replace them and have to spend another $5k - $10k. For a car you already paid $40k for? Also, where are the used batteries going? Used EV’s are a huge gamble and a risky proposition. In the end, it’s just more toxic waste to deal with