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Yes. New ICE cars have a typical range of 300+ miles today. But most people don't drive 299 miles between filling up - they probably do more like 150 because ps
by tomatocracy 7y ago
Yes. New ICE cars have a typical range of 300+ miles today. But most people don't drive 299 miles between filling up - they probably do more like 150 because psychology drives a lot of people towards looking to refill at the next cheap place as soon as they're below half a tank - because noone wants to be stranded because they chanced it then the range meter turned out to be wrong/the place they were planning on refueling turned out to be closed/whatever.
On top of that you can buy ICE cars with 600+ mile range in merely Okish conditions (80-100 litre fuel tank) today as an option. EVs just can't compete with that.
Until they can (and charging infrastructure is such that noone will worry about being able to charge overnight literally anywhere they might choose to go), they'll be competing in a much smaller market.