re: What are the main reasons to buy an EV?

Yeah, no reason this can be limited to EVs. Gov can take over anything with internet connection and a computer

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Don't laugh; it's plausible.

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It's not only plausible, it's already being done. Go get in a police chase with an OnStar equipped vehicle and see how quickly they shut that fricker off.

To virtue signal?

I don't have any.

Pretend to be woke

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They are a reality now. What do you think will cause them to no longer exist?

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I didn't say or imply they would cease to exist, they simply will never gain the level of adoption you imagine. That isn't realistic. Why are you such a dishonest shite bag when it comes to following what people actually state and in the proper context given?

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We will have large utility power generation for at least the next 100 years.

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More like next 1000 years, especially if we achieve any type of fusion-based power generation.

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Micro-grids will also continue to become more common during this same time. What part of this do you struggle with?

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I don't struggle with anything here, you are the one that struggles to understand the fundamentals concepts underpinning the issues here. Widespread adoption of solar-based micro-grid will never replace utility-scale generation, there is simply not enough available solar energy to do so. Battery technology is decades if not centuries away from what is needed and societal demands for ever increasing electricity outstrips gains in efficiency of electrical devices. Building a hodge podge of solar farms isn't sustainable, bolting hundreds of square feet of solar panels to everyone’s roof isn't sustainable or practical either.

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Electricity cheaper than gas?

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Yes

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Gonna save the planet from climate change?

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No

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Sick of going to the gas station?

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Yes

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Better commuter vehicle than gas powered?

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Depends on your commute

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Low maintenance?

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In theory yes. A lot fewer moving parts

Another main reason would obviously be performance which is not something I care about. I'm not trying to drag race people

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Same reason people are buying battery lawn equipment. Easier to use and less maintenance if you have a small yard.

EVs make sense if you don’t drive far.

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Who are the 8 people who downvote this? This is logic.

Me from 1990-2019
- Worked 3 days a week in town and 2 days a week about 210 miles round trip to another town. I was putting 25,000 miles a year on my vehicle.
- Loved in a large home with a yard that took me 90 mins to mow and had to empty my mower bag 3-4 times.

You could not have given me an EV or any electric yard equipment. It would be stupid.

Me from 2019-now:
- work 8 miles from home only 4 days per week.
- have a downsized home with a front yard that is about 400 square feet and no back yard (all natural trees).

I drive an EV and have all electric yard equipment that collapses and hangs on the wall in my small garage.

This debate is stupid between me and you. It would be like me in 2023 arguing with me in 2010.

The only problem is the government trying to force it on people and calling it “better”. It’s not better. It’s for a different buyer and different purpose.

I’m more interested in the new electric trucks (Rivian, f-150, Canoo) I don’t have anything to haul, so don’t care about payload. Like the idea of a “frunk”. I would seriously consider a electric truck once Toyota produces one.