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Not that I disagree, they claim to have a power-pack to boost range to 400+ miles in a few years. The charging infrastructure for road trips will suck for the next decade, but having something like this as a car for the city (how often will you realistically drive more than 200 miles in a single day?) where you can slow charge every night, like any other electronic device, makes the range anxiety pill easier to swallow.

It's perfect for that usage, but then you're limited if you don't also have an ICE available. There's been plenty of times where I have made spur of the moment/last minute decisions to take a trip that I would have been unable to do or unable to do without planning for in the typical EV.

EVs for now, are only suited for your typical city slicker that doesn't get out much past local places with their vehicle.

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Posted by TeddyPadillac

Member since Dec 2010

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Posted on 6/22/22 at 11:29 am to Steadyhands

The EV has always been a vehicle made for the city driver.

You dont' buy one with the intention of taking it on vacation 1000 miles away, or if you drive 400 miles a week for work. That's just not what it's for.
And for the guy that wants to mount solar panels on them, how we extract power from solar panels is extremely inefficient. That would add hardly anything to the longevity of the batteries.

I'm very interested in one, but i would still have a gas vehicle. I'd also not want to spend $75K on a souped up golf cart to drive around the city either. that number needs to come down significantly considering the realistic range is maybe 200 miles on a charge. I'd pay $75k if the realistic range was closer to 600 miles.

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