sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoCars are like horses: people will soon realise EVs are just better, claims VW bosswww.autoexpress.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square305fedilinkarrow-up1294arrow-down111
arrow-up1283arrow-down1external-linkCars are like horses: people will soon realise EVs are just better, claims VW bosswww.autoexpress.co.uksanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square305fedilink
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 hours agoJust get an EV then. Why lug around a gas motor that you don’t need?
minus-squarehcbxzz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-22 hours agoFor those times where you do need to go 1000mi without wasting time at a charge station for hours
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·25 minutes agoUse a conventional hybrid for that, and you won’t need to lug around a lot of extra battery.
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoIn contrast to an extra 250 miles worth of batteries that you don’t need?
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 minutes agoYou can get a shorter range EV if that fits your needs. Gas engine just adds weight and complexity.
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 minutes agoThat’s good, until you need to take a longer trip. At which point you can either have the extra batteries or a gas engine. There are arguments for either solution.
Just get an EV then. Why lug around a gas motor that you don’t need?
For those times where you do need to go 1000mi without wasting time at a charge station for hours
Use a conventional hybrid for that, and you won’t need to lug around a lot of extra battery.
In contrast to an extra 250 miles worth of batteries that you don’t need?
You can get a shorter range EV if that fits your needs. Gas engine just adds weight and complexity.
That’s good, until you need to take a longer trip. At which point you can either have the extra batteries or a gas engine. There are arguments for either solution.