The big issue is that Model 3 and Model Y only have 73%ish of the range when brand new, and then after 3 years that drops down to ~64%ish of its advertised range.
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I knew I wasn’t crazy for holding off on EVs. I always said I want a car that claims to get 400-500 miles of range, because only then might I stand a chance to actually get the advertised 250-300.
I have a PHEV and I’ll stick with it for some time to come. Batteries are improving and there are some different materials that will hit the market in the next couple of years - including lithium with a silicon anode, which will drop charge times to 5-10 minutes and give 20% more capacity in the same size battery as a graphite anode.
For what i need a car now a days, 500km per charge would be plenty for me, and i wouldn't even care about fast charging and stuff. So now you only really get 300ish km per charge in the real world. Okay that would still be enough for me. But then it also gets worse and worse with each charge... Idk, maybe it's not as much as a problem in the real world, but in my head i'm not sure if i could deal with that. Imagine your range goes down every time you fill up your car with gas, i don't think people would be fine with that. A gas car loses power over the years, but i think losing range is so much worse, especially considering a new battery is as expensive as a new car. And i really actually like EV's