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		ceejayoz 79 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and wa... This calculation gets even better when you count “never have to go to a gas station except during long distance travel”. Those minutes add up!

Uvix 79 days ago [–]

The minutes add up, but it only takes one long distance trip to burn months or years of gas station time saved.

ceejayoz 79 days ago | [–]

Nah. EVs can often charge ~80% in 20-30 mins. Pumping gas takes me at least 5 mins. You win pretty quickly on this metric unless you do a lot of 200+ mile trips.

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