Electric Vehicles

Had our Bolt EUV for going on 3 years and just convinced my relatives to get an Equinox. It's been such a game changer that I'm prob not going to buy another ICE vehicle if I can help it.

Pros:

• Saves time - no more driving to gas stations and filling up, waiting for oil changes, smog checks, etc. Depending on your state you could also get toll road or car pool lane access to avoid traffic.
• Saves money - we have solar, so charging is essentially free. Also don't have to shell out for consumables like belts, oil/fuel filters, spark plugs, etc. Also, avoid paying gas tax.
• Saves emissions - no more breathing in fumes on start up or while the car is idling. Avoids tons of CO2 from being released and all the negatives associated with extracting fossil fuels (though making batteries isn't exactly clean either, it's orders of magnitude less bad)

Cons:

• Some states jack up your registration fee to recapture the missed gas tax revenue.
• Not as convenient for long road trips, you'll have to plan your charging stops.
• Before we got a level 2 charger at home, charging was a pain. So if you don't have easy access to one, you might spend a decent chunk of time at public chargers or use a 120v charger overnight.
• Public charging infrastructure still needs to be built up in some areas, but seems to be getting better albeit slowly. YMMV, but sometimes you'll pull up to a station only to find it's in use, out of service, or blocked off.