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That seems awfully annoying (having to plan a road trip rathe than just driving). Cars should be meant for driving, not planning.
by scurvy 8y ago
That seems awfully annoying (having to plan a road trip rathe than just driving). Cars should be meant for driving, not planning.
- natch 8y agoTakes about 5 seconds though.
- natch 8y agoTo clarify: The planning, I mean. Takes about 5 seconds because you start typing in your destination, choose it from the displayed options, and the car makes the plan. In the meantime you are starting your drive already.
- smileysteve 8y agorally purists would disagree. > Cars should be meant for driving, not planning If you take this attitude for a road trip anywhere outside of major suburbia in the U.S.; Good luck. From the Florida turnpike, Alabama/Mississippi, Texas, Route 56, the Rockies, the Smokies, or almost any coastal highway, if you wait until empty you're going to have a bad day.
- bluGill 8y agoIf you wait until empty, but I wait until I'm at 100 miles left and fill up - this has always been within 20 miles leaving me plenty of comfort space just in case.
- ecpottinger 8y agoSorry, there are parts of the USA and Canada where that can lead to your death.
- bluGill 8y agoTrue, but those are areas that few people go anyway. I would expect signs alerting me to the fact that gas is not available ahead - and I also expect I would never actually travel those roads.
- glogla 8y agoEither you plan your route, as you normally would (look at what roads you're taking and what's around, etc) or you would just follow your nav and do no planning at all. The only difference with EV is that the nav will also tell you where to charge.
- mikeash 8y agoEven more annoying is having to stop to refuel your car several times a month despite the fact that you're not taking any long trips.