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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
All the EV's with quick chargers are evidence that is not a problem.
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Nope, all those superchargers are evidence that the current crop of EVs are being sold to people who mostly don't care about charging losses or long-term battery life. Why else all the hype about wireless charging?
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You are comparing the LEAST efficient EV with the MOST efficient hybrid. Do the math with 7 people in the Tesla, and 2 people in the Insight.
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No, I'm comparing vehicles I could buy now, that would meet my need for a roughly 200 mile range. The ability to fit 7 people in a Tesla is not a plus to me*, because I only rarely have even one other person riding with me - and observation suggests that this is in fact the norm.
(*In fact it's a negative, since I don't want to drive something that big.)
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Ninety nine plus percent of the time, EV's get charged at home...
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Circular argument. EVs are charged at home because the people who have them are mostly the ones who don't need more range than they get on a single charge. Which is great for them, not so great for those who need more range.
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Range anxiety means that you don't trust the range remaining gauge.
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No, that's NOT what it means in the context of this discussion. It means that the EV will not have the range (with reasonable reserve) that meets a potential buyer's needs.
As for range anxiety with a gas vehicle, sure I'd have that (and have had, occasionally). But with a range of ~700 miles on a full tank, it's seldom an issue. More often it's whether I can get to the cheap gas station, or have to use one that's 30 cents/gal more.