alt Hacker NewsI'm not sure. Don't underestimate the power of inertia.
I bought an EV last year and it's definitely been a "good idea" for me. Luxurious ride, fuel costs a tenth, doesn't stink.
Seems such an obvious upgrade it slightly confuses me take-up hasn't been quicker among people who like me can charge at home.
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This feels irrelevant - it's not an idea about which lots of lies are being told in favor? (quite a lot of .. misapprehensions against, though)
EVs got really good in the last two years. If you bought anything that wasn't a Tesla ten years ago you were faced with some pretty bad compromises if you insisted on driving an EV.
I looked into buying an EV but it turns out it would be a little over four times as expensive as running an old Landrover with a massive V8 engine.
So I still run an old Landrover with a massive V8 engine.
> it slightly confuses me take-up hasn't been quicker among people who like me can charge at home
No big mystery: a) most people keep cars for 20 years or more, b) most people don't buy new cars - they're too expensive.
What are the arguments being used to sell electric cars?
I would say that investing oneself and one's money in an idea changes how one feels about the choices that was taken. I would say that those not invested might think that some of the arguments might have untruths more than those who have invested.
(For me inertia does play a role too! "Why fix what's not broken")