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Originally Posted by jamesqf
But remember, we're not talking about your local driving, but about longer trips where "range anxiety" actually comes into play. To take a common scenario hereabouts, have perhaps tens of thousands of people driving their EVs from the Bay Area to Tahoe ski areas on a Friday - a trip which I don't think can be done without charging even in a Tesla, given the elevation change &c. How many chargers do you need in places like Auburn to handle this?
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People here that own an EV are talking about our local driving because we understand the reality of picking the correct tool for the job. The EV is used for the 95% of driving that is within it's range. For the other 5% we take the other car.
Several studies put something like 85% of all trips within the range of a 75 mile EV. Now that 200 mile EVs are coming out and look to be the new standard that percentage will jump to 95 or 99.xx% of trips.