Holy shit is an electric vehicle amazingly better than gas for me, specifically as an autistic woman. It's SO MUCH QUIETER, and omg, no engine vibration. Like, you just don't notice how much engine vibration there is until it's gone.
@Impossible_PhD Love it! I really really wanted to get a BEV for my last car, but they're still $10k more than an equivalent ICE vehicle, so I couldn't 😥 Really hoping we see some of those low-cost Chinese BEVs here soon!
@Impossible_PhD The quiet and no engine vibration are amazing. I read about some expensive EVs let you pick your engine noise in the cabin so your expensive car sounds like some specific model sports car. My thought was, “Why would you want that? The quiet is the best feature.”
@risingphoenix@Impossible_PhD up to a certain degree this is useful because it helps people to notice that there is a 1-2 metric ton box rolling towards/past them.
in the early days of the reemergence of electric cars there were a few accidents because people walked in front of slow moving ones as they did not hear the cars at all and just walked over a street.
so almost everywhere governments implemented laws that they have to make some sound that makes it recognizable as a car.
@kelidanovus@Impossible_PhD When I need a car for longer distances (in German scale long, not in US 🤭) I rent one. My own car now is 13 years and I'm really emotionally attached to it, so I'll drive it for as long as I can.
The renting allows you to try different ones. I mostly take a rather small one, as I really don't like large cars. (My current is a Renault Twingo, that's the size I like, but with an electric glass panorama ceiling, I hate opaque ceilings I can't open)
But last time the rental company only had a different type available … a Mercedes EQA 250, which is a crossover. It was comfortable to drive, as long as I didn't drive into that car park from the 1970ties … no fun with such a wanktank 🫠
Disclaimer: I've worked in automotive, for an EV only company. I love how quiet and smooth they are. And how they have rotational force right from the start. And how BMW drives at the traffic lights don't expect this 🫠
I want an EV quite badly, but first I'm not in a "car buying unless I absolutely have to" position, and secondly if I want to charge it at home, I'd have to do some considerable electrical upgrades as I have an older house -- new box in addition to new wiring to support decent charging rates.
I've been nursing my Prius along since 2009. Almost 200k miles on it, and it has been an incredibly reliable car. Pity they're lagging so far behind in EVs.
So it's most likely I'd end up buying another hybrid if I have to replace it anytime soon, just due to cost -- it's a lot easier to find a used hybrid than an EV right now, and I wouldn't have to spend another 5k or so to add a charge point.
@EmilyGB2023@sashag@kelidanovus Yeah, I WANTED to go Toyota or Subaru this time around, but Kia/Hyundai got in on EVs so early and their tech is so so so much more mature than almost anyone out there.
@Impossible_PhD When I got our hybrid, that was one of the biggest things that was really nice but a process to get used to. I realized quickly how much I relied upon vibration and noise to tell me how quickly I was accelerating...and accidentally ended up speeding way too easily 😅
Also, huh.
Interesting how different our tisms are. The logistics of owning a regular car are already quite unpleasant for me, and the extra load of an EV would be just a flat out no.
Meanwhile silence bothers me enough that i tend to keep a window rolled down a little at all times.
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