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Johnny2X2X

(24,383 posts)
6. Reddit is full of threads about EVs right now
Tue May 5, 2026, 08:13 AM
21 hrs ago

A lot of people are making the switch. And the people who already have made the swtich are generally very pleased with their cars.

Of course, the same jack holes are out there pushing the RW talking points about EVs;
They have a higher carbon footprint. They don't.
They are more expensive to charge than gas is. They aren't.
Home owners insurance goes up because of fire risk. It goes down because EVs catch fire at 1/60th the rate ICE vehicles do.
The electricity is produced with coal anyways... We're moving to clean energy in my home state and doing so quickly, 50% of the electricity in this state will have no carbon out put by 2030.

EVs have come a long way i just the last few years. They make sense for anyone with a garage IMO.

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Ahh, yes... LakeVermilion 22 hrs ago #1
My neighbors just bought an EV, spurred by the spike in gas prices. SunSeeker 22 hrs ago #2
When we stop using fossil fuels, all this goes away. All the oil powers are the ones doing ALL of this. Scrivener7 21 hrs ago #3
Since the sun shines and the wind blows nearly everywhere paleotn 20 hrs ago #12
I have had solar and EVs Miguelito Loveless 16 hrs ago #29
I love apartment living, but this is one area of drawback. We don't have enough roof space to power Scrivener7 8 hrs ago #48
And I bet you have a solar clothes dryer too airplaneman 2 hrs ago #49
Chris Hayes had a segment about this last week Deminpenn 21 hrs ago #4
Are oil executives still happy with the Gropenfuhrer? KS Toronado 21 hrs ago #5
Just wait until you see Exxon's profits for this quarter and you will know.... Ol Janx Spirit 20 hrs ago #8
EV trucks? Conjuay 18 hrs ago #23
Yes, they do exist--which is great--but only in very limited capacity at the moment, and scaling... Ol Janx Spirit 17 hrs ago #28
Their joy will be short term Miguelito Loveless 16 hrs ago #30
All those things are true, but the oil industry is still looking at a long time horizon... Ol Janx Spirit 15 hrs ago #37
Oh, the planet is hosed Miguelito Loveless 13 hrs ago #42
Which is one of the more urgent reasons to rapidly develop EV technology: anything... Ol Janx Spirit 9 hrs ago #47
The gasoline that was at $2.79 now selling north of $4.50 with NO CAPITAL COSTS to them.... ALL PROFIT dave99 11 hrs ago #45
US oil and Russia are the big beneficiaries. tinrobot 18 hrs ago #24
Reddit is full of threads about EVs right now Johnny2X2X 21 hrs ago #6
Garage kcoates 20 hrs ago #7
You don't...but JPK 20 hrs ago #11
Got it! kcoates 20 hrs ago #15
Depends on the way the houses/streets are configured tinrobot 18 hrs ago #25
So you can charge at home. Johnny2X2X 20 hrs ago #16
I would also point out Miguelito Loveless 15 hrs ago #32
Yeah, I will buy lightly used for sure Johnny2X2X 14 hrs ago #38
By that time Miguelito Loveless 13 hrs ago #41
Yeah Johnny2X2X 12 hrs ago #44
Technically, you just need somewhere to plug in Miguelito Loveless 16 hrs ago #31
I have a 2019 Chevy Volt JPK 20 hrs ago #9
I buy gas for my Volt about once a year. Thunderbeast 17 hrs ago #27
My wife and I had a Volt Miguelito Loveless 15 hrs ago #33
Hopefully, maybe EVs will come down in price. mwmisses4289 20 hrs ago #10
New, they can be pricy JPK 20 hrs ago #13
The have been coming down for a while, and used EVs can be a real bargain. tinrobot 17 hrs ago #26
Buy used Miguelito Loveless 15 hrs ago #34
Doing the right thing wasn't enough to drive transition. hay rick 20 hrs ago #14
Thanks for the OP. We really don't hear much about how TSFs war on renewables and EVs is making wiggs 19 hrs ago #17
Renewables are democratic (small-d). And the future, but petro corps and certain countries will wiggs 19 hrs ago #18
The War in Iran Is Causing China to Sell So Many Solar Panels That Your Jaw Will Drop usonian 19 hrs ago #19
If The US Has All These Pipelines... Mr.Bee 19 hrs ago #20
Because we have the wrong kind of refineries Miguelito Loveless 15 hrs ago #35
Norway has the population of Dallas. Next year will be Melon 18 hrs ago #21
"internal consumption engines"? Interesting typo. Maybe Autocorrupt? CaptainTruth 18 hrs ago #22
I dipped my toe in with a hybrid. boston bean 15 hrs ago #36
How long ago Miguelito Loveless 13 hrs ago #43
I just bought one. boston bean 9 hrs ago #46
I wish the blockade on fertilizers would result in a move to organic agriculture MadameButterfly 14 hrs ago #39
The Law of Unintended Consequences is kicking in... Wounded Bear 14 hrs ago #40
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