I'm just wondering why people are still driving gas cars if most of them complain about the cost of gas, even though there is an alternative. I know the main reason is EVs are harder to afford, but somehow driving a used $2000 car can afford $50 gas, to the point after 40 refuels the gas they paid for can buy another car. Or maybe not because the guy who dinged my Tesla in a parking garage kept talking to me about how he has to pawn stuff off for gas, which made me question why did he buy stuff at full retail just to let it lose value, and in the end, get less gas.
But what if one day entry level EVs can be bought at $10k out the door with the same price per range as Tesla? Would that mean we EV owners will get ****ed by all the people who switched over because maybe gas is now $100/ gallon and the world news is saying that fossil fuel will be non existent in 2-5 years? And electricity prices increase just because people will pay it because maybe it's now about $60-80 for a full 0 to 100 percent charge. Like will recharging a Tesla in the future be equivalent to $5 gallon for a gas car in 2021-22.
I'm also wondering if the lack of refueling stations is stopping people from getting an EV because you gotta plan it out better. And my friend said the planning your route part is what prevented him from considering an EV purchase. He prefers the convenience of gas stations being anywhere so I guess he is saying he will pay the higher price for the convenience. But to me gas stations are not convenient, you are always forced to stop to refuel at some point even if you made it home. I haven't done a true road trip yet like commuting 2 states distances, the most I've done was So Cal to Phoenix AZ & Las Vegas. And Phoenix is one of the worst places for supercharging and that area you really have to go outta your way for superchargers because there is only 3 spots in the entire commutable area. Where in that same space there could be like 10-20 if it were So CA.
My rough guess is that it costs $20 to fully recharge a Tesla at home at non prime time. And its about $60-80 to refuel a gas car. So are we saving like 1/3 to 1/4 the cost? I also wanna consider supercharger prices too but I don't use it enough to get a rough estimate on its cost and also never used prime time rate. But most recharges are like $7-15.
Is it beneficial to EV owners that lower income people can't afford an EV and can only afford a used gas car? The poor or cheap can control how much the initial price is of the car, but they almost no options to get gas cheaper unless they are willing to move to another state or country.
So how can EV owners maintain being advantage players (APs) in the goal to keep energy costs low? Is the high initial price of EVs preventing the lower income demographic from getting into one thus not being able to access cheap energy? Will we be screwed one day if a new entry level EV is $10k and now more people can have access to an EV & to its cheap energy? Especially if fossil fuel is nearly depleted and now its $100 / gallon, like a full tank is now the cost of a used $1000 car.
Because my arcade friends will compensate me in prize just to drive them to arcades as long as we are doing something together and spending the day together. One of them drives a 10 year old Honda Element and he talks about how gas prices kill him when it comes to commuting to arcades 1-2 hour away.
But what if one day entry level EVs can be bought at $10k out the door with the same price per range as Tesla? Would that mean we EV owners will get ****ed by all the people who switched over because maybe gas is now $100/ gallon and the world news is saying that fossil fuel will be non existent in 2-5 years? And electricity prices increase just because people will pay it because maybe it's now about $60-80 for a full 0 to 100 percent charge. Like will recharging a Tesla in the future be equivalent to $5 gallon for a gas car in 2021-22.
I'm also wondering if the lack of refueling stations is stopping people from getting an EV because you gotta plan it out better. And my friend said the planning your route part is what prevented him from considering an EV purchase. He prefers the convenience of gas stations being anywhere so I guess he is saying he will pay the higher price for the convenience. But to me gas stations are not convenient, you are always forced to stop to refuel at some point even if you made it home. I haven't done a true road trip yet like commuting 2 states distances, the most I've done was So Cal to Phoenix AZ & Las Vegas. And Phoenix is one of the worst places for supercharging and that area you really have to go outta your way for superchargers because there is only 3 spots in the entire commutable area. Where in that same space there could be like 10-20 if it were So CA.
My rough guess is that it costs $20 to fully recharge a Tesla at home at non prime time. And its about $60-80 to refuel a gas car. So are we saving like 1/3 to 1/4 the cost? I also wanna consider supercharger prices too but I don't use it enough to get a rough estimate on its cost and also never used prime time rate. But most recharges are like $7-15.
Is it beneficial to EV owners that lower income people can't afford an EV and can only afford a used gas car? The poor or cheap can control how much the initial price is of the car, but they almost no options to get gas cheaper unless they are willing to move to another state or country.
So how can EV owners maintain being advantage players (APs) in the goal to keep energy costs low? Is the high initial price of EVs preventing the lower income demographic from getting into one thus not being able to access cheap energy? Will we be screwed one day if a new entry level EV is $10k and now more people can have access to an EV & to its cheap energy? Especially if fossil fuel is nearly depleted and now its $100 / gallon, like a full tank is now the cost of a used $1000 car.
Because my arcade friends will compensate me in prize just to drive them to arcades as long as we are doing something together and spending the day together. One of them drives a 10 year old Honda Element and he talks about how gas prices kill him when it comes to commuting to arcades 1-2 hour away.
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