But, I’m warning you that is my normal lifestyle from being on a fixed income for the past twenty five years.

It should be a breeze, tho.

It looked to be fairly new and due to its erratic stop-n-go behaviors it’s operator must’ve been new to an EV as well. They seemed to be having some trouble adapting to the different acceleration/torque curve of an EV. Maybe it was set in some sort of an off-road mode. Many horns were sounded.

it was kind of small and that's what I've been looking for, I checked it out when I got home. It seems the very cheapest one you can get is $70+ thousand dollars. The one I wanted would have been close to $120,000. Do people have gold mines in their back yards?

I remember seeing this article earlier this year - https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/19/united-states-millionaires-wealth.html

(I think that is about to change though)

Rivian SUVs and Pickups are legion here, and particularly in my neighborhood. There is a dealership in our local mall, University Village.

Recently. So not isolated behavior, maybe.

The vehicle would go from the posted speed to almost nill in a few seconds with no brake lights. I suppose it could be caused by the driver letting up on the power pedal and the vehicle not coasting in the same manner as a conventional truck.

Regenerative braking?

I have never had the opportunity to drive an EV. I have talked with several friends who own and drive them and they say that there is a familiarization curve.

they need to last, like 200k+ miles last. Those of us that can't afford a brand new vehicle (which is more than people that can) need to be able to buy reliable used EV's that don't cost a fortune to repair if needed. If we can't do that the poor will be driving used affordable (I'm talking 5-10k) gas vehicles for the next 20 years. You'd be surprised the quality vehicle you can get for 5 or 6k nowadays. EV's desperately need to reach that threshold to truly become viable IMO.


FF!!!

But more than that, right now, the entire "charging infrastructure" is still MIA. There are tens of millions who live in dwellings with no garage and no way to charge such a car (notably those in rentals and particularly those in multi-story apartment buildings).

No charger at home, but I charge nearby at the Superchargers. Spend like $18 every 10 days or so.

Most are under $15k and micro cars as cheap as $1,200.

https://greenspeedx.com/cheap-electric-cars-available-in-china/

Vroom! Vroom! With the fat tires!

It is still a smidge beyond my means. :/

My friend who lives in DF was reeling off brands like I knew what he was talking about.

I'd never heard of any of them; the US market is closed to Chinese autos.

But Tesla has 4 models, and they haven't updated the styling of any of them AFAIK. They're pretty boring; in particular the Model X. The hideous Cybertruck is beyond saving.

Rivians run circles around Tesla for design.