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No Thank You. The electrics currently are bursting into flames while charging (Bolts) , giving crappy range especially in cold and very hot weather. The grid is unable to keep up as has been seen in recent days by California and Texas asking people not to charge during peak hours. The infrastructure is simply not there to recharge the vehicles. Recharge versus refuel time of several hours versus 5 minutes. I would rather not have to take a valuable day of vacation because I cannot charge my car. With Gas I can run for three days (400-500 mile range) 110 mile daily commute. Finally there are a lot of reasons why they are not as "green" as the ICE variants 1) line losses in the power lines 2) electricity is mainly generated in this country by fossil fuels 3) mining to retrieve the rare earths for the batteries 4) safely recycling the batteries Finally electric car ranges should have a dis-qualifier next to them for example Your Mileage will be reduced by hot days cold days excessive use of accessories such as heat and air conditioning. Also there is the cost of replacement batteries and the increased depreciation due to the battery wear out phenomenon. Replacing the batteries is currently far more expensive than any minor engine repair at 100k, or even 15ok miles.
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