Wudi@feddit.uk to Cars - For Car Enthusiasts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoGas nears $5. Why aren’t electric vehicles selling in the US?news.northeastern.eduexternal-linkmessage-square178linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareLordDaveTheKind@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoIsn’t electricity price increasing too, even though at a slower pace?
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoIn some places, but charging an EV is still much cheaper
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoYes, but my relatively inefficient (for an EV) gets 2.5 times more range for the cost of a gallon of gas than my wife’s pretty efficient ICE car. So the price of electricty can double compared to gas, and it would still come out ahead.
Isn’t electricity price increasing too, even though at a slower pace?
In some places, but charging an EV is still much cheaper
Yes, but my relatively inefficient (for an EV) gets 2.5 times more range for the cost of a gallon of gas than my wife’s pretty efficient ICE car.
So the price of electricty can double compared to gas, and it would still come out ahead.