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Exactly, range anxiety is mostly a psychological disorder at this point. People feel anxious. But there's no good rational reason for it. I come from a small c
by jillesvangurp 3y ago
Exactly, range anxiety is mostly a psychological disorder at this point. People feel anxious. But there's no good rational reason for it.
I come from a small country where realistically, you leave the country before your battery runs out pretty much from any point in the country. Despite this, a lot of people who definitely don't leave the country very often feel very anxious about range. It's completely irrational. There's always the weird uncle who somehow has to drive hundreds of miles every day while never stopping for lunch, restroom breaks, etc. that has this imaginary need to do all of that without stopping.
It's the Netherlands, if you are wondering. And for those few people that actually live up north there in say Groningen and actually do want to regularly drive all the way down to Maastricht, that would be about 230 miles. And this is about as long as it gets in terms of journey length "inside" (the fastest route is actually via Germany) the country.
The point is that you can do that on a single charge with most decent EVs. Of course you'll need a charge to get back. And probably a few other things like a rest room break, stretching your legs, or taking care of whatever it was that caused you to drive that far to begin with. Great opportunity to plug in in while you do all of that. It's called destination charging.