> For those who are only going to and from work, maybe doing a bit of shopping, electric cars can make sense. For others, at best they'll be a secondary vehicle

> For those who are only going to and from work, maybe doing a bit of shopping, electric cars can make sense. For others, at best they'll be a secondary vehicle, or only used for going to work and back, with something else in the driveway for longer distances. I'm trying to think of how often in the last year I've needed more than 200 miles round trip in a single day where I didn't spend a significant % of the time that day in a metro. Zero times. Last 5 years, maybe once. I live in Seattle, a rather remote city when it comes to Getting To Things To Do, but a 200 mile range brings me safely into another country with over 50 miles to spare. With less than 200 miles I can get to the next major metropolitan city (Portland), in the other direction. ~80 east or west get me to two of the most popular camping spots in the state. Heading to Spokane is a problem however. For that I'd need almost 280 miles. For reference, my compact 1.6L ICE gets ~250 miles out of a tank of gas. (Fill up is a lot faster though!) For road tripping width-wise across the US, ICE is superior. But for the majority of commutes (30 miles round trip), an electric car can be plugged in a couple times per week and leave plenty left over for other activities.