Six Months with an Electric Car: My Honest Review

Six months ago, I sold my old petrol car.

六個月前，我賣掉了我的舊汽油車。

And I bought my very first electric car.

然後買了我人生第一台電動車。

Everyone keeps asking me the same question: was it worth it?

大家一直問我同一個問題：值得嗎？

So here's my honest review, the good and the bad.

所以這是我的真心評價，優點缺點都講。

Let's start with the best part: charging at home!

先講最棒的部分：在家充電。

I plug it in at night, just like my phone.

我晚上插上電，就跟手機一樣。

By the morning, the battery's full again.

到了早上，電池又滿了。

And because electricity's cheaper overnight, it costs almost nothing!

而且半夜電價便宜，幾乎不花錢！

Honestly, I haven't been to a petrol station since March.

老實說，我從三月就沒去過加油站了。

But then came my first long trip, to visit my sister.

可是後來，我第一次跑長途，去看我姊姊。

It was three hundred miles up the motorway.

走高速公路要三百英里。

Halfway there, the battery dropped much faster than I expected.

走到一半，電量掉得比我預期的快很多。

Oh no, I thought. What if I don't make it?

糟了，我心想。萬一到不了怎麼辦？

I pulled into a service station, and both chargers were broken!

我開進休息站，結果兩個充電樁都壞了！

Ugh, I had to wait forty minutes at the next one.

唉，到了下一個，我還得等四十分鐘。

So yes, range anxiety is real, especially in winter.

所以沒錯，里程焦慮是真的，冬天尤其明顯。

Okay, on a happier note, the driving is brilliant.

好，講點開心的：開起來真的很棒。

It's so quiet, it feels like floating.

安靜到好像在飄一樣。

Actually, it's almost too quiet.

其實，簡直安靜過頭了。

Last week, I picked my gran up from the shops.

上禮拜，我去商店接我奶奶。

She got in, waited a bit, and asked, "Is it broken?"

她上車等了一下，問：「車壞了嗎？」

Ha! We'd already been driving for a whole minute!

哈！我們都已經開了整整一分鐘了！

So, would I ever go back to petrol?

那麼，我還會換回汽油車嗎？

Well... the car itself was expensive to buy.

嗯……車本身買得滿貴的。

And long journeys need a bit more planning.

而且跑長途需要多做點規劃。

But day to day, it's cheaper, quieter, and so much more relaxing.

但日常用的話，更便宜、更安靜，也輕鬆多了。

So no, I wouldn't go back. Not a chance.

所以不會，我不會換回去。絕對不會。