250 miles is far from short. Pretty sure Tesla uses heat pumps for heating. Maybe not always, but they have for a while. Heat for the battery packs is indeed

250 miles is far from short. Pretty sure Tesla uses heat pumps for heating. Maybe not always, but they have for a while. Heat for the battery packs is indeed a significant issue for colder climates. Glad I don't live in cold country! I was always curious how much running AC full tilt would impact range. A large chunk of people drive well under 100 miles a day. Plug the car in when you get home and it's ready to drive again the next day. The fact is, even with current shortcomings electric cars can meet quite a few needs for people. If I were to get one and needed to take a long trip I'd just get a rental car. Bonus is you don't put those miles on your vehicle. I dunno - I see pro's and con's for electric cars; way more pro's than con's a this point. The biggest con for me personally is I am not in the market for a new (or even used/new to me) car and don't intend to be for as long as I can. Constantly changing cars (gas or electric) is the best way to stay broke. None of my cars have built in cell phones or telemetry - and I value that quite a bit too!