In favor of the electric car

I have taken the step.

Thomas Osborne
Thomas Osborne
14 November 2022 Monday 23:45
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In favor of the electric car

I have taken the step. I have switched to a 100% electric car without a safety net. Without having a second vehicle, which is what the fashionable mantra says: “Electric is fine if you have a second car for long runs”.

I have come to the idea that the experience will be similar to when you change mobile phones. At first there is no way to do things with a certain agility, but you eventually get used to it and in the end it goes as well or better than the previous one. Also, against my usual judgment, I've decided to pay it off with flexible financing. One of those that after three years you can decide if you just pay off the car or trade it in. In case the technology improves a lot in that time. These are decisions that have a lot to do with the idea that those of us who currently opt for an electric car without a grid are a kind of guinea pigs. I take this opportunity to make public my recognition of those who have done it before me.

The first day I went on a long trip was to Figueres, and once there, it took me over three hours to figure out how to recharge the battery. There are so many different charging sources, which depend on so many different companies and/or administrations and are linked to different applications, that I ended up arriving more than two hours late at my second destination. I had begged myself not to lose my temper, and the understanding of my friends, who were waiting for me, made everything very simple.

Another effect of the electric car is that you wonder if you really have to pay attention to all the traffic signs. Do pollution alert speed restrictions affect me if I don't pollute? I comply with them, but you will be with me that it does not make much sense. It also helps you pay attention to the way you drive. You clearly see how battery consumption changes depending on speed, slope and driving style.

Finally, the message of this column is for those who are thinking about it: it can be done. It's a matter of wanting. And also a message for our rulers: encourage us to switch to the electric car. If we want things to change, we can't stay the same. In our country, only 3% of new cars are electric. We are still far from the 10% average of EU countries, which is not very high either.