3 Reasons I Haven’t Bought An Electric Car Yet

Sergio Alberto Romero, Ed.D.
4 min readJan 21, 2022
Photo by Bram Van Oost on Unsplash

As much as I write about EV’s within this area of the internet, I don’t actually own one. Instead, I find myself still driving my Ford Focus RS with its horrible gas mileage and plethora of emissions. So, in this article I want to talk about why I haven’t made the switch yet, so let’s get started!

Charging

Currently, I don’t own a home and while I do expect that to change within the next five years, I can’t bring myself to go out of my way every time I want to top off my vehicle. Even my current town only has one single Tesla charging spot which I suppose is a start but it’s at a literal resort, so I’m not super interested in spending my time there. This is why I write about charging infrastructure and how that will ultimately change the game when it comes to EV adoption, because it is literally halting my own adoption of EVs. In order to curb my own personal emissions and reliance on fuel I could very realistically see myself upgrading to a hybrid power train within the next two or three years, but a complete EV adoption will need a lot of changes within the realm of charging spots.

Ford

I love Ford, I’ve written about them numerous times. To get just a small taste as to why I love Ford so much just know that my Focus RS comes equipped with a literal Drift Mode within the…

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Sergio Alberto Romero, Ed.D.

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