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Compared to ICE cars. A normal gas-powered car has a median 412 mile range. Source: https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/fact-939-august-22-2016-all-electric-v

• orangepurple 4y ago
  If you plan on driving 1000 miles in a day (typical for family road trips) your effective daily range will be much less because of charging times. 38 minutes fast charging permanently damages the battery. If you go anywhere in Africa you're screwed too. It's all about optimizing for the appropriate use case. ICE cars are the most versatile, period. I can get gasoline for my car delivered to remote African villages in Coca Cola bottles cheaply.
  • nemothekid 4y ago
    It's hard for me to take your counterpoints seriously. Sure, an ICE might work for you, but I can't imagine most people are taking 1000+ mile roadtrips with any sort of frequency that would affect their decision making of their primary vehicle. San Francsico to Los Angeles is 400 miles; any longer than that I would image most people would just fly; much less an 1000 miles. And I'm not sure how often people consider "can I get gas delivered in this remote area" either. Sure there will be always a market for ICE vehicles, but that doesn't mean everyone should buy M1 Abrams because they might need something for a trip to Afghanistan.
    • orangepurple 4y ago
      That's fine then. Buy an electric car today! So much of the world is ready for them. But some of us prefer the versatility of ICE because we're crazy and do crazy things and go crazy places.
      • sliken 4y ago
        Sure. For the vast majority of daily use EVs are fine. There are corner cases, but I can always just rent an ICE if that's a better fit.