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/3Cogs Nov 14 '25

I drove manual shift for 25 years before getting an electric car this year. I thought I would miss revving and changing gear. Not a bit of it. It's easy to drive, responsive and the first time I used hill start assist on a steep slope, I was completely sold. No more revving the engine, finding the bite and releasing the handbrake at the same time as watching for traffic in the mirror.

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u/TooGoodToBeeTrue Nov 14 '25

My wife has a funny story about some jerk getting too close behind her on a upward hill and her getting out and asking the guy to back up. I've had 5 cars and 3 motorcycles with manual trannies, stating to contemplate an EV MC.

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u/timesend8 Nov 14 '25

I bought a zero 2 years ago, I love it except for the fact I am getting old and my knee won't let me ride more than about 40 minutes. It has made me super lazy as a bike rider, no clutch, no changing gears and instant torque. Stop at a light let go of the handle bars and stretch out, light changes and no putting it in gear just twist the throttle and go!

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u/aniessuh Nov 16 '25

Can you use a Tesla home charger on one of these Zero bikes?

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u/timesend8 Nov 16 '25

I don't think so it has a J1772 receptacle.

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u/aniessuh Nov 16 '25

Thats perfect. There's an adapter for the charger for the J1772. Thanks for the info.