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How often do you drive 500 miles in day?

• dclowd9901 3y ago
  I’m so tired of this argument. Any amount more than 0 precipitates a need for a vehicle with that range.
  • gtirloni 3y ago
    You mean even if I drive, say, 10 miles per day, I need a car that does 500+ miles on a single tank?
    • falcolas 3y ago
      In clear conditions on well traveled roads, nah. But I also just watched a video where a bridge closure turned a 7 minute drive into a 4.5 hour drive one way. And I’ve been stuck behind a winter road closure that lasted several hours (after being several hours into our trip).
      • gtirloni 3y ago
        Got it. So much more extreme situations than "anything above 0".
        • falcolas 3y ago
          My point is that going above 0 exposes you to extremes, especially the further north you go. Risk management is important.
          • gtirloni 3y ago
            You mean "above 0" degrees? Or is 0 latitude? I really don't understand what "above 0" means here. I thought it was kilometers/miles.
            • hoorible 3y ago
              It was in response to “how often do you do X”, so I took it to mean # of times you need to do X that is more than 0
              • gtirloni 3y ago
                everything makes sense now, thanks
• falcolas 3y ago
  I live in Montana. This means that a 500 mile EPA range (which i read as 500 miles on a mild day with no accessories activated) is going to mean a real range of around 400, cut down to 200 when the weather inevitability drops and stays below -10f (Tesla owners in MT were reporting exactly that - half the range in the cold weather). 200m, if you allow for an emergency buffer, can be a trip from home to the city around here. Or going from one city to another. Texas offers similar length trips, just with AC instead of heating.