Fuddyduddy1952
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Discourage travel? Huh?I haven't bought an EV yet, but if/when I do, the primary factors will be convenience and performance.
1. I want to just plug the car in when I get home at night, since driving 5-10 miles to the nearest gas station is a PITA. There are no gas stations along the route I drive in my daily travels, and in 7 years with my present sedan, it's never been more than 100 miles from my house. Ideal scenario for charging it overnight at home.
2. I've driven a handful of EV's, and while admittedly all higher-performance models, they're a hell of a lot of fun at local-road speeds. Their off the line launch torque is just mind-bending, and I don't really need a 200 mph car.
Everything else on your list is of lesser importance to me.
Save the planet? Can't hurt, but not a primary goal.
Save money? Not at present. They are mechanically much simpler than ICE's, so someday their cost should trend below ICE. But that won't happen until the sales volume and new development both reach a point where cost is not dominated by R&D expense.
Go fast? Hell yeah, as always. But I also only buy fast ICE's, so not a primary factor.
Entice purchase with tax money? I probably make too much to qualify for any available incentives.
Discourage travel? Huh?
FSD to assist driving abilities (!!??!!) Hell will freeze over, before I buy or use FSD. I like driving.
Of course. Travel my concern is destination incorporating other possible attractions...not with range and charger locations (meaning rerouting).
Routine everyday work trips is different. EV would be a vacation headache.