Do you know anyone with an electric car?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (180362)
United States
June 24, 2019 6:02pm CST
I was taking a survey earlier and it was about electric cars, and how many people out of 10 people I knew who had one. I know people with hybrids, but I do not know anyone personally with an electric car. Do you? I think they will become the norm someday, but not now. I don't even know where the nearest charging station would be. I guess most charge at home. I did have an electric bike one time. I charged it at home.
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@moffittjc (121540)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jun 19
We just changed six of our office cars from Ford Focuses to Nissan Leafs, so we now have six fully electric cars in our department. They are fun to drive, although you wouldn't believe how many times I've tried looking for the gas gauge thinking I need to gas up! I guess it's going to take some getting used to having an electric vehicle!
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@snowy22315 (180362)
• United States
25 Jun 19
I guess they are practical in flat Florida.
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@moffittjc (121540)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jun 19
@snowy22315 That is true, I never thought about that! Electric cars are not abundant here by any means, but I think they are slowly catching on. I'm actually very surprised, our electric cars can accelerate just about as fast as a gas-powered car! I about gave some of my co-workers whiplash when we were driving the other day and one of them told me to "floor it."
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@snowy22315 (180362)
• United States
25 Jun 19
@moffittjc How fast can they go? As fast as a gas powered car?
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@Lolaze (5093)
• St. Louis, Missouri
25 Jun 19
I know someone who did have one. Here is the problem - their size. Cars that small can not withstand an accident and be repaired. They are made to destroy themselves in order to save you. While other vehicles can be taken to the body shop after even a small fender bender, small cars like these electric ones are totaled.
The person I know who had learned this the hard way - he was rear ended in what was just above a minimal accident. The cat was a total loss.
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@snowy22315 (180362)
• United States
25 Jun 19
@Lolaze They don't make any cars like they used to really, the bodies are so cheap on most models.
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@Lolaze (5093)
• St. Louis, Missouri
25 Jun 19
@snowy22315 Yes! I never knew about that ‘feature’ until my fiancé explained it to me.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
25 Jun 19
I do not know anyone with an electric car Snowy.
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@snowy22315 (180362)
• United States
25 Jun 19
Icthinkvtheycare pretty expensivem
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@snowy22315 (180362)
• United States
25 Jun 19
Wet here are at least one or two people in the area that have them. I have seen them parked.
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@rakski (122000)
• Philippines
25 Jun 19
@snowy22315 are those electric cars inexpensive?
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
25 Jun 19
@snowy22315
I have seen them but do not know anyone with an electric car. I have an electric mobility scooter and love it. The electric cars that I have seen look closed in and claustraphobic.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
26 Jun 19
@snowy22315
They look very closed in to me also and not comfortable.
@Nickzter1331 (4229)
• Philippines
25 Jun 19
I dont know anyone who owns electric car...
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@snowy22315 (180362)
• United States
25 Jun 19
So far the tally is no one..unless you count Jeff's vehicles.
@Nickzter1331 (4229)
• Philippines
25 Jun 19
@snowy22315 true... its still not a common car
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
25 Jun 19
my cousin just bought a hybrid.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
26 Jun 19
Not yet. There can be cars mix with electric and gas but that's it. It seems at present not many people prefer to use an electric car. Perhaps the charging takes a longer time and it is not easy to find the charing place, too. And it will be a problem if you have to drive for a long run.
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@snowy22315 (180362)
• United States
26 Jun 19
Yes, and they are very expensive too, at least in the US.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
25 Jun 19
A neighbor has an electric car.
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@snowy22315 (180362)
• United States
25 Jun 19
Well that is one person, besides Jeff's work car I guess.
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@Friendlypink (3805)
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25 Jun 19
No, but there are alot out here who owns an electronic motorbike. And use it as their means of transportatio.
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@snowy22315 (180362)
• United States
25 Jun 19
Yes, something like that can be useful, if it is road worthy.
@snowy22315 (180362)
• United States
25 Jun 19
I have seen them on the road from time to time..but not anyone I know..
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@snowy22315 (180362)
• United States
25 Jun 19
Some of the airports here off we smart cars..electric car rentals.
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@popciclecold (38586)
• United States
25 Jun 19
They are getting popular, but I don't know anyone that has one
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@FourWalls (67705)
• United States
25 Jun 19
My former boss has a Tesla, and he raves about it. I wouldn't mind getting a hybrid (in fact, I'm researching buying a hybrid Rav4); however, a purely electric car, at this point, is out of the question. A lot of them have a life of only 110 miles, which won't get you across a major metropolitan area like Atlanta, Chicago, or L.A. during rush hour. And, as I always say, AAA can always bring you a gallon of gas, but they can not bring you a gallon of electricity.
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
25 Jun 19
I've seen electric cars up in Raleigh but not here in town. Teslas seem to be gaining in popularity up that way. I've also seen some charging stations in parking garages and at malls. Charging stations at points of destination make more sense than stand-alone stations along the road.
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@snowy22315 (180362)
• United States
25 Jun 19
Parking garages would be a good place for charging stations.
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@snowy22315 (180362)
• United States
25 Jun 19
I think I have seen some of those stations around but not here.
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@Scrapper88 (5983)
• United States
25 Jun 19
Although I see them on the road; I do not know anybody who owns one.
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