Rode for hours with my sister in her brand new Rivian pickup truck over the weekend. I’m sold now on getting an electric car next. The Rivian is really really nice. But why don’t have a model that isn’t fucking huge? The energy efficiency is wasted on all that mass.
Anyhow, what are the better car-sized #ev models out there these days? #electriccar
Things to consider before making the switch to electric:
-Will you have a level 2 home charger
-Can your home electrical wiring and service handle a charger
-What is the charging infrastructure where you live: are charging stations plentiful; do charging stations provide universal plugs, or will you need a special adapter; are payment systems easy or will you need one or more apps
-what kind of range do you actually need/use on a regular basis
-What fees might your electricity provider charge you for “higher than average usage” due to home charging; will you get bumped into a higher rate class and end up paying more per kW than anticipated
-If your local government and local utility providers haven’t made changes to meet increased demand for power, how will the grid be strained
We drank the koolaid and saddled ourselves with an electric car two years ago. We’re now selling it because the answers to all of the above questions turned out to be very bad in the area where we live, and even with an 18.2 kW solar array, instead of being net zero as we were before, we have ended up paying far more than if we had just bought a hybrid. Infuriating from an environmental perspective, as well as an economic one. With the current US regime in power, nothing much is likely to change anytime soon; the US will remain a backwater, smoke belching, shithole of a country.
Dadbod AntiFa
Annie
Skim Shady