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Old 10-20-2016, 03:35 PM   #205 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
This thread has veered way off topic.

Anybody who drives a car - has some anxiety about range.

However, range anxiety for EV's is waaaaaay overrated.
True, but this will continue to be the case as long as consumers are told, "Your concerns are waaaaaay overrated." Consumers also know that fast food is generally bad for us, that smoking causes cancer, and that driving while using a handheld device is illegal in most of the country, but we still eat at McDonald's and Burger King like they're going out of business, smoke like chimneys, and text while driving at alarmingly high rates. Humans are not rational creatures, and any attempt to treat consumers as such will fail. When potential car buyers are told, "Your concerns about range are waaaaaaay overrated," they react emotionally--"No, they're not; why are you trying to minimize my concerns? I'm going over to dealer x and buy an SUV!" EV sales didn't really take off until Tesla made one that's A) sexy and B) has a range longer than 200 miles, which hit the right emotional buttons; I think, for the near future at least, that's going to continue to be the norm for anyone who wants to market and sell EVs successfully.
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