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long drives are exactly the problem EV can’t do but hybrid can. want to take a family trip sf to la? you will stop for gas once for 20 minutes and pay ~$60. wa

long drives are exactly the problem EV can’t do but hybrid can. want to take a family trip sf to la? you will stop for gas once for 20 minutes and pay ~$60. want to take EV? plan for a long charging stop. want to fly? you’ll pay $100+/pp and rent a car when you get there. “most people” are going to see that EV has far less utility than a hybrid, usually at greater cost

BuckRogers 9y ago
That's a horrendous example. It's 5.7 hours between LA and SF. Perfectly fits what I described as a day's drive. You'd probably need to stop once to recharge for 30 minutes (super charge time with a Tesla), 10 more minutes than you described with the hybrid. Once you take a wiz, stretch the legs, change your kid's diaper, get them a quick snack and tend to everyone's needs you'll easily need 30 minutes in a 6 hour drive at some point. I'll take that. Especially given the lack of complexity to electrics compared to hybrids, which are the worst vehicles on the road for complexity (inferior to a plain old lone ICE). The only worse idea than a hybrid is hydrogen fuel cells. Some people like needlessly complex technology, I do not.