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In China, It’s Already Cheaper to Buy EVs Than Gasoline Cars::undefined

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[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There is the tire problem, but 🤷‍♂️ That's more of a "Americans want to buy giant things" problem, and the battery designs that are seemingly just around the corner are lighter

https://news.yahoo.com/nasa-incredible-solid-state-battery-130000645.html

[–] snowe@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

I mean… I drive my electric car like I stole it, which I wouldn’t really do with anything except a sports car. So the tire wear is definitely greater than if I did that in an ICE vehicle.