However, when you talk to owners of these vehicles, their feedback is far from rosy. In fact, some of them absolutely despise their new electric rides.
One notable example is YouTube creator "The McMaster," who is sharing his experiences and frustrations with his electric vehicle (EV) over the past year.
From The Sun UK:
Lee (@TheMacMaster) shares videos about travel, food, and tech with his over 122,000 subscribers.
He titled his recent clip: "I DESPISE my ELECTRIC CAR. EV owners HATE EACH OTHER My trip home from London almost ENDED in DEATH!"
In the caption, the driver wrote: "If you are thinking about buying an electric vehicle, then sit back and learn the downfalls and drawbacks of owning an electric car and the pitfalls of the EV charging infrastructure."
Lee began his video in his all-electric Porsche, which had been parked in an airport's long stay lot.
He said that he'd owned the EV for a year.
"I think, well, it doesn't really make sense," he said of EV ownership.
"Today I'm going to show you why, because I've landed right back from New York here in London, and now I'm faced with a bit of a dilemma because the car is not fully charged."
The driver explained that he charged the car before driving to the airport but it didn't have enough power left to get him home.
Because of this, he had to stop and charge it on the way back, the last thing a traveler wants to do after a long flight, he said.
"That really, really winds me up because it's going to add, what, an hour onto my journey," he said.
"Maybe more because I've got to go and charge it up in a service station somewhere.
"Which means I'll have to get a coffee or whatever and wait along for it, when really all I want to do is get home."
He checked his mileage and decided that he didn't need to charge it too much more for the journey home, but stopping meant more time on the road "compared to a petrol or a diesel car."
"I mean a diesel car would have probably got me down here and back without even filling up anyway," he said.
These electric cars seem like such a complete pain in the butt.
Sure, they might be suitable for traveling short distances, but the moment you need to take them on an extended trip, forget about it.
Many countries simply lack the charging stations required to make long-distance trips feasible in these vehicles. Not to mention that the batteries themselves aren't fully capable of handling road trips either.
