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This depends a lot on where you are. In the US most travel is pretty local just like yours, but just the state I live in is more than 3x the size of the Netherl
by fencepost 6y ago
This depends a lot on where you are. In the US most travel is pretty local just like yours, but just the state I live in is more than 3x the size of the Netherlands (~150k km2 vs ~42k km2) and it's not that uncommon to have need to travel to areas of adjacent states. At least twice a month I'm at customer offices that are 40+ km away, so a short range combined with possible winter capacity reductions could be a real concern.
Also, if I'm driving with what I call the "idiot light" (low fuel) on, then I'd best go fill the tank. When that warning appears if I have less than 50 km of range I'd be surprised. A low range BEV would feel to me like always having that light on.
- theshrike79 6y agoAmericans, in my experience, tend to do some really crazy drives. Some people just casually might drive 2-3 hours to some random restaurant and the same amount back. In many European countries, that would be a border-to-border trip. But as the saying goes: Europeans think 100 miles is a long trip and Americans think that 100 years is old =)
- fencepost 6y agoThe driving to a restaurant happens, but it may just be an excuse (kind of like private pilots flying somewhere for a hamburger). The restaurant isn't the reason for the trip.