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Originally Posted by redpoint5
The only way range is a problem is if:
1. the EV owner is in a 1 vehicle family
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Or the EV owner drove his 70 mile range EV the 30 miles to work, then found out that due to fires/police shootings (both of which have happened on the highway that runs by my place), the 30 mile trip home just became 70.
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2. the EV owner does not have close family or otherwise has a poor relationship and cannot borrow a vehicle
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3. the EV owner has no friends
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If the EV owner keeps mooching off his family/friends, s/he will pretty soon have a poor relationship with them :-)
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4. the EV owner does not have a credit card, so they are unable to rent a vehicle
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The nearest place I could rent a vehicle is about 15 miles. For some of my friends, it'd be 50 or so. So having to arrange vehicle shuttles for that seems like a major waste. Not to mention that last I heard, the car rental places were only supplying handicap-equipped (that is, automatic transmission) vehicles. I certainly wouldn't want to set out on a long trip driving an unfamiliar vehicle.