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Range is important, but the differences diminish once we get above 250 or 300 miles. Especially for what may be typical, where you charge nightly at home. Those
by bdcravens 4y ago
Range is important, but the differences diminish once we get above 250 or 300 miles. Especially for what may be typical, where you charge nightly at home. Those who regularly drive for a living may have a different perspective.
Looking past reviews and whatnot, I can't ignore some of the bigger safety concerns, like randomly catching on fire. An extra 20 or 30 miles of range is irrelevant in that case. (to be fair, maybe that's a general EV issue, and Tesla is known only because of the volume of that market they own)
- throwaway894345 4y agoI don’t drive for a living—on the contrary, I work from home. But I do make a lot of trips out of state—we have a lot of family in a 5-7 hour radius, not to mention regional recreational traveling. Realistically a 5 hour drive is 6 hours with 2 charging stops and my car is rated for 330 miles. A 7 hour drive is probably at least 8.5 hours. It’s considerably worse in the winter. I would never want to drop down to 250 miles of range.