This article outlines the differences between driving a gas-powered car and a familiar EV, including gas anxiety.
While on vacation, I’ve left my EV behind and am driving a gas-powered car. It’s so different — and so complicated in comparison to my all-electric drive.I’m away on vacation and, so, in place of my everyday EV, I’m driving an internal combustion engine car. I acknowledge that anytime I switch from one vehicle to another, I have to build in some necessary adaptation time. However, this vehicle swap definitely feels like I’m regressing.
Generally, articles about transitioning from an ICE vehicle to an EV discuss the how-to of charging, the smooth acceleration of an EV, understanding regenerative braking, costs to charge, and the like. In my case, I’m away from home and reversing the typical pattern. With a sweet 2022My vacation car while tooling around New England is a 2013 Honda Civic Si. It was a gem in its day, with 6-speed, quick acceleration, and curve hugging ability.
This year I’ve found the transition to driving the Si a bit more tricky than before. Sure, there’s an age gap between the Si and Model Y of 9 years and associated technological advances in vehicles that has to be taken into account. However, the difference is much more than updates: driving an ICE vehicle is a whole lot more complicated than driving an EV.My whole system for getting ready to drive has changed with the Si. I now need a physical key rather than my iPhone/ phone key.
. The Tesla, in fact, automatically updates each day’s podcast for me, so the newest episode is available in reverse chronological order.I admit it. I’m having gas anxiety as I drive the Si.
As you can see in this sometimes tongue-in-cheek analysis, driving a Tesla Model Y is a bit decadent. It’s also much safer due to its many automated features. I didn’tCheck out our brand new, comprehensive e-bike guide:
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