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Your list of fears is very true, but not all of them are an actual problem in practice. BEVs report remaining battery very reliably, and keep going even at 1%
by pornel 3y ago
Your list of fears is very true, but not all of them are an actual problem in practice.
BEVs report remaining battery very reliably, and keep going even at 1% (way better than all your gadgets). But you're very unlikely to even get a close call, because you plan charging stops before you leave (good EVs plan them automatically).
DC rapid chargers can add 50 miles of range in 5 minutes (nearly empty batteries charge fastest). 5min emergency on a 1h drive doesn't seem too bad. Traffic adds more uncertainty.
- kbos87 3y agoThis is in line with my experience. Very clear how much range you have to work with, very obvious advice and prompts if you approach a low battery. -Low-ish battery and cold temps are on the way? You are prompted to charge the night before. - Planning to go somewhere, you don’t have sufficient range, and no chargers available on the way? Flashing red alert. - Planned charging stop and there’s a power outage at that location? Automatically rerouted to the next best stop. - Actually driving and don’t have enough range to get there? You are prompted to pick a charging stop or drive under 60mph. Way ahead of a gas vehicle in preventing accidentally running out of power/gas.