inari@piefed.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-212 days agoPetrol is now so expensive, EVs Cost A Lot Less To Drive Than Gas Cars in Europe—Even With Public Charginginsideevs.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1189arrow-down13 cross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
arrow-up1186arrow-down1external-linkPetrol is now so expensive, EVs Cost A Lot Less To Drive Than Gas Cars in Europe—Even With Public Charginginsideevs.cominari@piefed.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-212 days agomessage-square69fedilink cross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·11 days agoHeavier vehicles do wear tires quicker though. Tires on a heavier vehicle that can easily spin the tires from a standstill every single time moreso. And batteries are still heavy as fuck.
minus-squarebetanumerus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days agoMy EV is much lighter that any SUV or half ton I see and in 4 years, I haven’t spun my tires once. But keep slurring EVs tho, you fit right in with the hundreds of other tries I’ve seen over the last 10 years.
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·11 days agoBMW 5 series diesel 1935 KG empty, i5 2235 KG empty. Mercedes GLC diesel 2115 KG empty, EQC 2545 KG empty (Admittedly a tiny bit longer than the GLC, otherwise based on the same platform, same width) Show me which EV with a properly sized battery is lighter than its equivalent ICE counterpart. I haven’t spun my tires once. Means you aren’t driving, you’re commuting.
minus-squarebetanumerus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days agoDriving and commuting are the same, you’re a hazard, and you’re trying making a big deal out of a nothing burger.
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-211 days agoNo, I just enjoy driving. If you don’t, take the bus instead of paying for an expensive car
Heavier vehicles do wear tires quicker though. Tires on a heavier vehicle that can easily spin the tires from a standstill every single time moreso.
And batteries are still heavy as fuck.
My EV is much lighter that any SUV or half ton I see and in 4 years, I haven’t spun my tires once. But keep slurring EVs tho, you fit right in with the hundreds of other tries I’ve seen over the last 10 years.
BMW 5 series diesel 1935 KG empty, i5 2235 KG empty.
Mercedes GLC diesel 2115 KG empty, EQC 2545 KG empty (Admittedly a tiny bit longer than the GLC, otherwise based on the same platform, same width)
Show me which EV with a properly sized battery is lighter than its equivalent ICE counterpart.
Means you aren’t driving, you’re commuting.
Driving and commuting are the same, you’re a hazard, and you’re trying making a big deal out of a nothing burger.
No, I just enjoy driving. If you don’t, take the bus instead of paying for an expensive car