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Old 02-26-2021, 11:55 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
Even some "archaic" approach might have its practical advantages under some circumstances. I'd rather have an "archaic" fuel-burning engine in a plug-in hybrid and some fuel source readily available even in the middle of nowhere instead of getting stranded with a BEV dead on the roadside.
Getting stranded because you ran out of electric charge is exactly the same as getting stranded because you ran out of fuel too far from a gas station; it boils down to poor planning on your part. If I were going to take a trip that had an indeterminate length, I would drive our gasoline vehicle, but only because it is currently easier to find a gas station with a parity price for filling.

There are hundreds of electric charging stations anywhere I want to go, but many of them vary in price wildly, and all of them seem to want you to have their particular app and/or card, which makes them incredibly undesirable. nOt HaViNg ThE iNfRaStRuCtUrE for charging everywhere is a non-issue, having a plethora of garbage companies trying to charge 8x what electricity costs is.
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