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Most of the time you charge an EV at home or at a level 2 charger nearby.

I have neither a house, nor I have access to any fast charging station nearby.

the battery will last the lifetime of the vehicle

That’s not given some battery packs will last long, some won’t. Warranty on batteries is a sketchy thing because it’s difficult to say whether capacity drop is a design flaw or just wear and tear from heavy usage

you have no practical knowledge of the topic

I have as much knowledge as I researched the topic. EV is a big nope for me.

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Assuming off street parking, you may still convince your landlord or HOA to install chargers - make a business case for it.

My ex’s HOA just took such a proposal seriously: they got quotes, explained it’s covered by the reserve, and put it up to vote. It did get voted down by the membership, but it’s up to you to convince enough members

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I always find it funny when people go through a lot of contortions to explain why they don’t want an EV. If you don’t want an EV don’t buy one. Nobody cares.

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Uh, if you look at the top of the thread, blacklazor just said there are downsides to EVs in response to a post that made it sound like it’s all upside. They’re not “going through a lot of contortions”, they’re answering questions in good faith. They don’t have to have driven an EV to know it won’t work for their situation, and they detailed why.

Me, I want an EV, I just don’t have the money and I need at least 300 miles of range before having to charge. It’s not “range anxiety”, I do long road trips annually so I need to drive that far on a single charge no matter what my fuel is.

If you don’t want an EV don’t buy one.

They already said they aren’t.

Nobody cares.

The number of replies to the guy in this thread show that to be a lie.

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Just curious on why you need to drive 300 miles on a single charge? Is it because you don’t wish to stop during the trip, is there no charging infrastructure along this particular route, or something else?

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What’s the point of writing this comment? Other than because you care about other people’s choice of vehicle?

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