Ask HN: Is Anyone Else Planning to Wait and See on EVs?

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3 years ago

I need to buy a car, but it seems like EV technology and adoption is changing so much right now that there is a good chance I would regret my purchase in 5-10 years. If I buy a new car I plan to drive it until it won’t go anymore.

Solid state batteries [1] LiFO Electrify America starting to maybe give a shit [2] Tesla charging network opening up Every OEM going EV over the next 5 - 10 years

It seems like if I buy a used ICE now and save the money for whatever EV is best in maybe 5 years, the choice is going to be a lot easier to make.

Is anyone else feeling this way?

1 https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a38711469/toyota-solid-state-batteries-2025/ 2 https://electrek.co/2023/05/02/electrify-america-road-trip/#:~:text=From%20March%2031%20to%20April,and%20sent%20it%20over%20today.

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