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> Range anxiety is overblown and well past its expiration date as a concern for EV uptake. Tesla is selling half a million vehicles a year It might be overblow
by Swizec 6y ago
> Range anxiety is overblown and well past its expiration date as a concern for EV uptake. Tesla is selling half a million vehicles a year
It might be overblown but since USA is a 3rd world country the lack of infrastructure for EVs becomes a real problem unless you’re a suburbanite with a garage.
When we rented a Tesla it was a public holiday which meant all the big parking garages in SF that showed up on Tesla’s map were closed. We had to limp around the whole city while the car yelled at us that we’re about to permanently damage the battery. When we finally found a charger it was a $20 uber ride home.
Overall “fantastic” experience.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoI’m sure you’re aware that San Francisco is not representative of most of the United States. Roughly 70% of all housing units in the US have a garage. Your edge case had a poor experience, but it isn’t the norm.
- Swizec 6y agoYes I agree EVs make a great commuter car. It’s just the exact opposite of how I ever use a car. And in cities, which is where most people live, the EV infrastructure is not quite there yet. Making them impractical for 82% of Americans according to a quick google search on “percent of urban americans” https://www.statista.com/statistics/269967/urbanization-in-the-united-states/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/269967/urbanization-in-t... That said, I didn’t look into how dense these supoosed urban areas are and how many garages there are. Could be they count places like Mountain View as urban.