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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
The new e-Golf and the Ioniq Electric have ~125 mile ranges, and the new i3 is ~114 miles - so that also puts market pressure on the Bolt EV.
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Is it really, though? For me, 200-250 mile range is a necessity because I would like to have just one car. I live in northern Utah. Going down to SLC is about 100 miles one way; visiting my parents in Idaho is about 160 miles one way. 125 miles vs ~80 miles for an older Leaf helps with the SLC trips (though I'd need to find a place to charge before going home), but with either I'd be adding at least an hour or two when visiting my parents (if I could even find a charger). A Bolt could do the SLC trip without charging and I could make it to my parents'.
For a household with 2+ cars, though, that extra 40 miles of range could make an EV a more viable option for a second car. I can definitely see <100 mile range EVs taking a value hit when more of the new options have >100 mile range, if only because 100 is getting into triple digits.