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The Future May Not Be as Electric as We Think (oilprice.com)
3 points by speckx on July 12, 2024 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


We can dispense with this notion that EVs cost more than ICE vehicles. You can now lease a Tesla Model 3 cheaper than you can a Toyota Camry.

(there are many sources for this, here's one: https://247wallst.com/investing/2024/04/27/tesla-model-3-vs-...)

The operational costs of the Model 3 will be less, so you're saving money all the way around. We are at the tipping point for EVs.

As for the claim that most people owning EVs would prefer an ICE car, that's not true. The fact is most EV owners (54%) said they're next car would be an EV, whilst 46% said it would be ICE. There were many reasons given for their next car being ICE, only one of which was they hated they hate their EV, and even then, most of that hate was directed at the state of public charging, not the vehicle itself.




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