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It's a huge cost and weight penalty that makes no sense 99% of the time. You seem to be stuck in a 2010 mindset - battery swapping in particular is a hilarious

• axaxs 6y ago
  As someone who drives about 300 miles each way rather regularly, for me it -is- a real concern. Re: battery swapping, are you referring to the idea of like, hot swapping batteries on the road, or swapping to an upgraded battery at some point? I'm only specifically interested in the latter.
  • CameronNemo 6y ago
    600 mile round trips are not a common use case. You are going to have to be patient with two full charging stops, or pay a premium.
    • kingsuper20 6y ago
      I agree. Honestly, I think if I were to drive a seriously long distance, I'd rent a car. Not only does it save wear 'n tear, but it's hard to find something that's more of a pain than a mechanical breakdown a long way from home with something you own.
  • shiftpgdn 6y ago
    Look at an EV charge map and see what's along the route. I think the main difference ICE drivers miss is that if you have a home where you can level 2 charge you're leaving the house every day fully charged. I've only used a public charger once just to see if my account worked.