Great post, redpoint5. Covers most of the pertinent points.
I think driving experience is definitely not something to dismiss - EVs are silent and virtually vibration free. They accelerate like rocketships from a stop rather than building power as you rev them like an ICE. Heat is instant in winter. You never need to go by a gas station, just plug in at home. There's virtually no maintenance on them. You can sleep in one with the heat (or A/C) running without dying from exhaust fumes. Plenty of public spaces offer free charging.
I don't need an EV, and they don't make much sense for me. I own a Honda Insight, and one can pick one up for ~$2,000 these days. It's an easy 60-85mpg vehicle, and because gas is so cheap, it ends up being even cheaper per mile than most EVs, even if you leave out initial purchase price. I ride an electric bike around town, and only use my car for long road trips, when the weather is poor, or to pick up something too large or heavy to carry on a bicycle - road tripping in any EV is difficult.
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Battery degradation is not a problem on properly thermally managed batteries.
https://insideevs.com/chevy-volt-400...y-degradation/
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A lone Chevy Volt has hit another mileage milestone of 400,000 miles driven. The owner reports no noticeable battery degradation to date.
Those familiar with this high-mileage Volt will know that it’s a 2012 model and that it’s been driven by General Motors employee Erick Belmer.
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Belmer says he’s able to get about 9.2 kWh out of the Volt per charge, which would seem to indicate a slight decline from his earlier results of 9.7 kWh or so, but a lot of variable come into play here, so we won’t go sar far as to call this capacity loss.
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