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option • yesterday at 6:29 PM • 4 replies • view on HN

not having much maintenance and charging at home are huge ones. i don’t understand why there is no creative advertising around that. such obviously huge wins


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florakel • yesterday at 6:40 PM

Because most car brands and especially the dealership network make a lot of money with maintenance. The maintenance frequency and cost of my electric Audi is not much cheaper than my previous Diesel. It is a rip off. Only Tesla is more aggressive with longer intervals and they kind of communicate the cost savings in their ownership cost calculator.

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Velofellow • yesterday at 6:41 PM

For one, renters are largely locked out of reliable home charging in most cases. No apartment complex I've lived at had any charging stations, never mind the quantity needed if most residents opted for EV.

Xenoamorphous • yesterday at 6:52 PM

In lots of places, including where I live (center of one of the largest European cities) charging at home is not an option, for now at least.

__xor_eax_eax • yesterday at 6:53 PM

"Charging at home" feels elitist to a lot of folks and I imagine it would hurt your brand