Electric vs Gas
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An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that’s the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.

      • LordKitsuna@lemmy.worldEnglish
        48·
        6 months ago

        Unless you take road trips often having a place to charge is literally any random Outlet. You don’t need a fancy dedicated fast charger if you drive less than 100 miles in a day. Think about how many hours your car is just sitting at home, it has that many hours to charge it doesn’t matter if it charges in 1 and 1/2 hours or 9 hours as long as it gets charged

        So even as a renter as long as you have any kind of outdoor outlet or garage you’ve got somewhere to charge

        • hydriplex@lemmy.worldEnglish
          13·
          6 months ago

          I’m not who you replied to, but you are assuming a lot of the living situations for millions and millions of people. I live in a building built in the 40s and only have street parking. I do have a pretty damn good public transit system at my disposal, though. That’s within reach for my short travel needs today.

        • jonne@infosec.pubEnglish
          11·
          6 months ago

          When I rented I only had street parking. In that situation an electric car is just another thing to manage. If you’ve got a garage to park in, sure, even with a basic 220V outlet.

          • ditty@lemm.eeEnglish
            2·
            6 months ago

            Yeah I live in an apt with a dedicated off-street parking spot, but the lot still isn’t close to any outlets.

        • spongebue@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          6 months ago

          I have an EV and charge at home. I love it. That said, I’ve lived in tons of rentals in college and immediately after. Not one of them would’ve had a practical option to charge, even on a regular outlet.

      • merc@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        8·
        6 months ago

        I don’t have a parking space at my apartment

        A way to charge it at home is also a major issue for anybody who lives in an apartment.

      • Sam_Bass@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        Parking space i have. The expense is in the truck i want at 90k or more and the hookup of the home charger, which i can do myself but the code inspection might differ