Electric Vehicle Myths: #1 EVs Do Not Have Enough Range to Be Viable

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47. How much longer?

My previous car was a 2004 Honda Civic that I drove for fourteen years. The only reason I traded it for the Fit was because I was jonesing for a newer car, specifically a Fit. The difference in technology between 2004 and 2017 is wonderful.

Perhaps someone who typically got a new car in only three or five years, but would keep the Tesla for 10 years, might be better off. I'll be driving this car for a good ten years. At my age, 72, it may well be the last vehicle I own.

Maybe the big difference is exactly what kind of gas vehicle you own. I've been driving Hondas now for 20 years, and maintenance and repairs on them are not a racket. They never cost that much, don't take long, and I know it's being done by people who know Hondas, because I do the maintenance at a dealership.

Also, for me, I see zero reason to own more than one car. For some people, especially if there's more than one driver in the household, that makes sense. I've always been a person for whom a car is essentially something with four wheels that gets me from place to place.