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Originally Posted by The Chipster
I have been an EV owner for the past 14 months and am smitten with the driving experience, huge decrease in maintenance costs, zero need for gas, oil changes and tune-ups, no noxious emissions, etc. And my brakes will never wear out due to regenerative braking when you let up on the accelerator pedal. My take on many questions raised here is that we are only at the beginning of a huge transformation in automotive technology, and like all significant transitions there are uncertainties, misinformation and early adopters. For apartment dwellers, there will soon be plenty of fast chargers nearby that will quickly "fill" a car with energy for 200-300 miles of use, plenty for the average Villager for several weeks. In my family, my wife has an ICE (gas) car for longer trips, and we use my I-Pace for most daily driving. I encourage everyone to just go to a dealer and take a test drive in an EV. You will be astounded, as I was.
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A Jaguar that starts out at $72,000, has an 8-year warranty on the battery, with a replacement cost of $25,000 is hardly a vehicle the masses will buy. Until affordable EVs emerge they will never become mainstream.