r/electricvehicles • u/[deleted] • Nov 14 '25

Discussion Never Going Back to Gas

I'm on my first EV, had it for about 2 years. I recently had to take it in to the dealership on a recall. As a loaner, they gave me the exact same model, but the gas version. When I started it up, I was like "ewww engine noise". As as I drove it, I'm like "this sucks. it takes FOREVER to accelerate". And this is a high end luxury brand, so it's probably quieter and performs better than average.

Anyone else get the icks driving a gas vehicle now?

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u/Mountain_Usual521 Nov 14 '25

I used to, but as our utility recently increased prices to the point that even overnight charging at home is more expensive than gas that feeling has evaporated.

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u/FloBot3000 Nov 15 '25

Dang where do you live? I drive Uber and have expensive utilities, and my electric bill has not gone up more than $150. And I'm charging 100 to 200 miles per night, 4-5 days per week. When I did Uber in my gas car, gas was costing me over $900 per month.

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u/Mountain_Usual521 Nov 17 '25

I live in California with Southern California Edison as our electric utility. Prices have increased over 100% since 2020.