Are you preparing to buy an electric car yet?

With the proposed phasing out of fossil fuel powered transport, how much thought have you put into what you will be driving in the run up to the phasing out?

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kodiac · 22-25, M

What happens when a big storm hits and half the state is out of power for days or weeks? What happens when a million people come home from work and all plug in their cars at the same time ?

sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M

@kodiac when they sell elektricity by the gallon I will buy into their bullschiff

Punches · 46-50, F

@kodiac Right now we just do not have the infrastructure for them to be practical.
Yeah they might be great for bopping around town but what if someone is making a trip longer than 300 miles?

Plus like I said - when the batteries ARE dead, they cost almost the same to replace as a whole new car.