(09-08-2020, 02:45 PM)jeffster Wrote: And I have been preaching, and no parishioners obviously, cars will be mostly electric in the future.
I 100% agree with you and got myself an Ioniq plug-in hybrid last year. My daily commute (when I had one, pre-Covid) is 100% electric in summer (a bit less in winter as the Ioniq idles its engine occasionally to make heat), and most of my weekend errands are done that way as well. Selfishly I held onto the gas option in my Ioniq for long distance as I don't want to stop to charge when driving to resorts for snowboarding in the winter, or when driving home completely spent afterwards. I'd have gotten the Model 3 Long Range if I could have afforded it, but sadly I could not. That said, I've literally done the math and it turns out that I saved $2,600 on energy costs versus my old car in the first year (an admittedly thirsty premium fuelled 3.8l rear drive sports car, my midlife crisis car), far more significant than I'd anticipated. Everybody should be driving electric; but sadly we don't have the rapid charger infrastructure or choice of vehicle models like they enjoy over in Norway. There's signs that it's coming (you can now cross the country on electricity, even in a low range model like the Ioniq EV as long as you're patient), and I think we're at a tipping point where that will accelerate a lot in the next couple of years.
All that said, I'm still a huge supporter of ION, GRT, GO, walking, and cycling because not everyone's in a position to own/drive a car.
...K