> I think i see a different type of person in larger numbers buying pure EVs - status symbol seekers.
Most people buying EVs right now simply like the driving experience. Right or wrong, having all that acceleration at your foot is nice, and one pedal driving is also cool. There isn't much status to it, since Teslas are a dime a dozen these days. The driving experience of an EV is simply 10X better than an ICE.
Environmentally speaking, EVs are slightly better because they don't pollute as much, and don't need refined oil products to run, but they still cause congestion, even more so since they are more fun to drive (I didn't drive my gas powered car as much as my new EV, which is probably an environmental step back).
Right, definitely right. Acceleration trumps speed for fun always.
There’s definitely a ton of reasons people buy EVs. I’m just offering what i think is a more realistic dumb reason than the virtue signalling the GP proposed
Isn't accelerating really quickly from 0 to 25 when the light turns green a form of virtue signaling? You aren't going fast, but you are definitely giving those ICE drivers a signal of some kind.
You can get the same thing with a ICE car with a big engine. There's something specific about wanting way more power than you need but demanding that it happens silently.
You can get that with an ICE with a big engine, maybe in an actual sports car rather than just a nice comfortable sedan. It depends on what trade offs you want to make in your life.
Most people buying EVs right now simply like the driving experience. Right or wrong, having all that acceleration at your foot is nice, and one pedal driving is also cool. There isn't much status to it, since Teslas are a dime a dozen these days. The driving experience of an EV is simply 10X better than an ICE.
Environmentally speaking, EVs are slightly better because they don't pollute as much, and don't need refined oil products to run, but they still cause congestion, even more so since they are more fun to drive (I didn't drive my gas powered car as much as my new EV, which is probably an environmental step back).