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Old 09-17-2015, 01:41 PM   #103 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
What really doesn't make sense is EVs with 200+ miles of EV range. It's not practical to expect to go cross-country in an EV. Either trade vehicles with a friend for the trip, or have 1 of the cars in a multi-car family have an ICE.

People have the unrealistic requirement of EVs having all of the benefits of conventional cars with no additional drawbacks, when in reality it's a different tool for a different job.
I am very curious what the future of companies pushing EVs as a package solution (*cough*Tesla*cough*) will be, because I agree with you. And, I think that as long as fossil fuels are cheap and widely available--which they will be as long as our food and goods distribution system relies on long-haul trucking, and as long as reserves hold out--people will continue to use them to power personal vehicles.
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