sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoCars are like horses: people will soon realise EVs are just better, claims VW bosswww.autoexpress.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square610linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoJust get an EV then. Why lug around a gas motor that you don’t need?
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIn contrast to an extra 250 miles worth of batteries that you don’t need?
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoYou can get a shorter range EV if that fits your needs. Gas engine just adds weight and complexity.
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months 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.
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIn that case, it’s better to just run a conventional hybrid if you frequently need to take long trips.
minus-squareacosmichippo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoyes, extra battery capacity does not require extra maintenance or fossil fuel like an ICE engine does.
minus-squarehcbxzz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoFor those times where you do need to go 1000mi without wasting time at a charge station for hours
Just get an EV then. Why lug around a gas motor that you don’t need?
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.
In that case, it’s better to just run a conventional hybrid if you frequently need to take long trips.
yes, extra battery capacity does not require extra maintenance or fossil fuel like an ICE engine does.
For those times where you do need to go 1000mi without wasting time at a charge station for hours