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Originally Posted by jamesqf
That depends on your use case. As I said, there are a lot of potential applications where a ~200 mile range (or less) would work, but there are just as obviously ones where it would be inadequate.
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When the TCO of each vehicle would prevent someone to get vehicles "specialized" to each task, relying solely on an EV with that range becomes out of question. Considering refuelling times for an ICE-powered car and the battery charging time for a comparable EV, some road trips could take nearly double the time on an EV because of stopovers to charge the batteries.
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Nor is daily basis really the only criterion. For instance, back when I was working construction, we might spend weeks on a job site, driving the truck a few miles a day, but then have to move 500 miles or more to a new site, hauling a heavy trailer.
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Many people still get fooled to believe an EV would be perfect for them because of the daily basis, forgetting the flexibility in the operation of an ICE-powered vehicle for road trips either at work or vacations. When it's not so handy to rely on a bus, train or airplane to reach the destination and pick a rental car there, it's still hard to beat the convenience of an ICE-powered car.