xratedcheese t1_j267e5c wrote on December 29, 2022 at 11:13 PM

Reply to comment by memorialmonorail in Taking an electric vehicle for a test drive boosts some prospective buyers’ identity as early technology adopters – and that strengthened self-perception translates into a higher likelihood the test-driver will want to buy the car, new research suggests. by memorialmonorail

> the test-driver's self-perception as a user of new gadgetry

It's a shame so many people want that feeling. Too many gadgets are replaced before their time just because people feel good about wearing a "user of new gadgetry" badge.