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Cake day: July 7th, 2023

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  • I know when I had to rent a car for my family last year in CA to drive up to Oregon, I didn’t want an EV. Even though they were cheaper, I didn’t want to risk us getting stranded in an unfamiliar area that I’ve never been to. We ended up stuck in a “we’ve never seen that before” traffic jam outside of SF. We were trapped for 8 hrs with no exists and I’m not sure an EV would have made it to our destination. Once we got out of it, the first task was finding a gas station. It was not a good area and I can’t imagine finding/sitting at a random charging station, in the middle of the night there. I imagine I’m not the only one who’s had this fear.



  • Having just bought a ten year old plugin hybrid, I feel like I have two engines to worry about now. They’ll let you buy an extended warranty for the ICE but it’s a big fat no for the HV battery. If the battery totally dies, which it will, it’s $6k+ to replace it. I feel like an EV has an 8-10 year lifespan because after that, you better have the cash on hand to replace the battery. I’d prefer a super efficient ICE car that can run for 500k+ miles with proper maintenance. Then again, I’m a cheap old bastard who misses those reliable beater Hondas and Toyotas.