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Right now, electric cars are a stupid choice. Half the range, 50x the refuel time, and triple the cost of any gasoline-powered alternative.

The day you can buy a $15,000 car that gets 1,000 miles of range that takes 5 minutes to charge at every currently existing gas station will be the day the gasoline-powered car goes extinct.

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Right now, gas cars are a stupid choice. You have to plan your trips around refuelling, instead of leaving the house every day with 100% charge. The running costs mean that over the lifetime of the car, it will cost you far more than an EV. Not to mention the cost and inconvenience of replacing the oil and brake pads - and this is all before we get to the gross emissions from your tailpipe.

All cars are a stupid choice compared to a motorcycle, subway or taking a bus...

The average car sold in the USA is about $35,000. You can buy an EV for that and less.

But to your point, there are companies in China making electric cars for like $15,000. One day in the US we will get a sub $20,000 EV.

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