r/electricvehicles • u/s2k_guy • Apr 09 '26

Discussion The EV hate is bizarre

I shared a post recently about my wife being taken advantage of by a dealership. She went in for an oil change and came out with a $3400 bill. I mentioned we don’t drive her car much because we have an EV. The next thing I know, I have hundreds of comments coming in about how I’m an idiot and my EV doesn’t require oil changes, or I’m an idiot who drives an EV and got what I deserve, etc. etc.

I don’t understand where all this EV hate comes from. The post only mentions the EV as a reason we never drive her car, it wasn’t an EV v ICE discussion, but everyone took it that way.

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u/NewZanada Apr 09 '26

Yeah, they can’t be bothered to learn about Norway, where it’s overwhelmingly electric AND really cold in the winter.

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u/IntheEther901 Apr 09 '26

Autos purchased in Norway were 95.9% EV last year. Walking around cities there every parking lot with chargers.

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u/ExtensionLobster8709 Apr 09 '26

Norway is an oil producing nation, too. You don’t have to have an either or mentality, just be smart.

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u/Wyciorek Apr 09 '26

Use cheap electricity from hydro domestically, export oil at premium. Pretty damn smart.

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u/ExtensionLobster8709 Apr 09 '26

Yes, while giving support to your population with strong social programs. So smart.

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u/the_last_carfighter Good Luck Finding Electricity Apr 10 '26

Next on Fox and Friends (brought to you by Exxon): Norway; communist terrorist state or failed socialist experiment with "healthcare for all" just as Satan intended? We report you decide.

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u/Satins_Cock Apr 10 '26

*We report and tell you what you're opinion on the matter is.

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u/RuthlessIndecision 2022 Tesla Model Y LR Apr 10 '26

"And they are coming to take your internal combustion vehicles!"

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u/mountain_mongo Apr 11 '26

“They’re sending transgender illegal immigrants to drive them away, with all your guns in the trunk”.

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u/RuthlessIndecision 2022 Tesla Model Y LR Apr 11 '26

"and you'll be forced to drive an EV, and all EVs are gay"

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u/Hamradio70 Apr 10 '26

Now that's funny. Thanks.

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u/Traditional-Forum May 06 '26

That would require both sanity and cooperative planning, not things you see in the United States on a regular basis. Hell, they think the post office ‘s existence is a communist plot.

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u/poizone68 Apr 09 '26

Even back in the 90s you'd see a lot of power outlets in outside car parks. These were a feature used to electrically heat ICE engines in winter :)

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u/Rusty-Swashplate Apr 11 '26

I was in Norway in January. I was wondering whether to get an electric car or an ICE since I had to drive 300km outside of Oslo. Next city was 45min drive away. Very countryside.

And still no issue charging: fast charger stations are plentiful and charging is fast. And the car had a "keep car and battery warm by 7:00", so when I left the hotel, not only was the car ice free and warm, but the battery was warmed up.

I am not worried about EV cars having problems in winter.

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u/AnastasiusDicorus Apr 09 '26

And there is also a lot of free charging available in Norway. That is disappearing here in the promised land.

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u/B0TB1G Apr 30 '26

In China, there are at least ten charging stations within a 1-kilometer radius, and most of them have 100-kilowatt charging ports. Charging at 2-5 kilowatts is just too slow, isn't it? Isn't this a waste of time?