That would be one every 520 miles if they were going to space them, meaning EV Range has got to be drastically improved. They have to improve charging times, standardize plug design and voltage and other things too before these cars can go anywhere, IMO. Oh, and the prices on these EV cars are astronomical compared to gas machines... the chevy bolt with a 200-mile range is coming in at like 40,000 before tax credits, credits that only last as long as the money is available, as that's how it was set up.
Edit: That Chevy Bolt EV is apparently a rebadged Sonic, which given every extra feature you can get on it comes out to only 23,000 meaning the EV version is 17,000 more. I could buy two of this car in standard trim rather than get an EV.
Edit 2: My annual savings by switching to an EV are estimated at 724 USD a year. That would mean I would have to own this thing 25 years to offset the difference in price.
Edit 3: Enough with the damn edits already, I know, just EV's interest me. The tax credit is a phase out credit, only 200,000 cars per manufacturer get it. It gets cut in half at 50% and then down to 25% at 75% sold. So it starts at 7500 drops to 3250 then to 1875 plus there are battery size requirements to qualify for that. So... it's not so cut and dry. The bolt is 37,500 before tax credits, so with the full credit it's now 30,000 and with a possible state tax credit, it's possibly as low as 27,500... still about 5,000 more than gas counterpart. Oh and some states charge you a yearly fee to own one because you don't pay their gas taxes anymore.
That would be one every 520 miles if they were going to space them, meaning EV Range has got to be drastically improved. They have to improve charging times, standardize plug design and voltage and other things too before these cars can go anywhere, IMO. Oh, and the prices on these EV cars are astronomical compared to gas machines... the chevy bolt with a 200-mile range is coming in at like 40,000 before tax credits, credits that only last as long as the money is available, as that's how it was set up.
Edit: That Chevy Bolt EV is apparently a rebadged Sonic, which given every extra feature you can get on it comes out to only 23,000 meaning the EV version is 17,000 more. I could buy two of this car in standard trim rather than get an EV.
Edit 2: My annual savings by switching to an EV are estimated at 724 USD a year. That would mean I would have to own this thing 25 years to offset the difference in price.
Edit 3: Enough with the damn edits already, I know, just EV's interest me. The tax credit is a phase out credit, only 200,000 cars per manufacturer get it. It gets cut in half at 50% and then down to 25% at 75% sold. So it starts at 7500 drops to 3250 then to 1875 plus there are battery size requirements to qualify for that. So... it's not so cut and dry. The bolt is 37,500 before tax credits, so with the full credit it's now 30,000 and with a possible state tax credit, it's possibly as low as 27,500... still about 5,000 more than gas counterpart. Oh and some states charge you a yearly fee to own one because you don't pay their gas taxes anymore.