Switching to Linux was a great decision. Windows has gone downhill since 2009

Some sort of cloud backup is always good in terms of physical damage to your hw.

I really like to use open source and most of the software on my computer is open source, but it’s not always possible

ofc!

The only thing from office that has no competition is Excel. If you type your documents in Word and not in sth like Latex, you are just wasting your time. Same for presentations - they can be done in Latex/Slidev which are both better than Microsoft alternative. No mention needed about Access.

I get that people use it even though it’s mostly a piece of garbage - they are simply get used to having Word.

Basically when there are many instances, a loss of one is not a big issue

same here

Valid, this should be tackled. Does the battery heating help?

Guys, it’s fine that you like them, feel free to use them.

On the other hand, you cannot argue against the facts that these cars explode from time to time, the infrastructure for them is nowhere near as good as for regular cars and that charging and range are worse. So no, they are far from ready.

To me it seems like electric cars are meant to be a replacement for gasoline cars, yet they are worse almost at everything (today). They are basically a solution to a non-existent problem.

Some argue they are more ecological, yet this is debatable. I don’t know but explosions don’t seem too ecological to me and the fact you can throw out a huge battery cell approximately every 8 years does not seem ecological either. Especially when we add the cost of the battery replacement, it does not make sense to replace it. Economically, it’s a better decision to just buy a new car, which again creates additional waste… EDIT: If you need to push an alternative fuel through, I see more potential in hydrogen. The infrastructure is even worse though :/

I will end it here as I refuse to repeating the same relevant points over and over again.

EVs, at least where I live, cannot be taken for longer trips.

I mean today it’s still only for city purposes 🤷 Maybe in the future when the situation improves, it will be usable on sth else, as well.

Still I don’t understand why the resources aren’t rather put to development of synthetic fuels.

For how long have we been building gas stations compared to chargers?

Of course charging will become faster over time and maybe even overtake the gasoline cars. What will do this to batteries though? Despite development, super fast charging still kills the battery more than slow charging and the loss of performance would be felt during winter.

But yes, once electric cars have the same range and can be charged as fast as gasoline cars can be fille, the main drawback will be away. That does not mean I will buy one, maybe just for a city and if I have enough money not to care that much about 20k.

If you have 110L tank, yes it takes 10 minutes. If you charge your car in 15-20 minutes, then good for you. In my area, there is one such a charger and unless you plan to charge your car at 3:00 AM, you will not find less than 5 cars in front of it.

Regular chargers we have here will take at least hour to charge your vehicle

Well, for me the difference between 10 and 11 hours would mean quite a drastic change. You are free to use an electric car if you like it but unless they cannot be charged just fast as gasoline cars can be filled, I won’t get one. Also, not every part of the world has enough tesla superchargers and not everyone can afford to get a car for the price of tesla. Most absurd is that tesla model X can cost literally more than Land Cruiser

Yes, feel free to come to eastern europe where we have 3 reasonable chargers in the whole country 😀

That’s 52 minutes. With a gasoline car you can have a 5 minute stop.

I don’t drive for 600 km without a break but I also don’t need to spend hours at petrol stations. I don’t know where you live but in my country and for my use case, an electric car is only viable if I also have one gasoline car.

It would mean a huge compromise for my needs. Getting an electric car is similar to getting a Unimog if you spend your time mostly at highways.

No, phev is literally the worst. You have to charge it and fill it with gasoline, as well. As a result, it’s heavier and more complex.

Hybrids are fine, though I still prefer regular gasoline.

yes, you spend ideally 15 minutes, realistically more. With a gasoline car, I spend around 5

In addition, my car is capable of around 600-660 km which is more than most EVs

Of course. If you have averagely 20-30 km trips and charge the vehicle overnight, EVs are good. However, when you travel more kilometers and need to charge more than 0 times on the way to your destination, you waste many hours.

When you get lucky enough and you don’t have 3 people in front of you wanting to charge, sure. We go on 600-800 km trips which is quite exhausting and don’t plan to spend additional hours at chargers

You shouldn’t have bought an EV unless you plan to use it solely for driving around a city.