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Yeah, that's why the little commuter style cars don't really sell in the US. Sure, we normally do <40, but sometimes even "local" means going to a nearby town a
by _ea1k 3y ago
Yeah, that's why the little commuter style cars don't really sell in the US. Sure, we normally do <40, but sometimes even "local" means going to a nearby town and doing 80-150 miles. And DCFC is not necessarily nearby, and not necessarily fast for a car with only 50-80 miles of range.
That's a big part of why the American consumer really wants a 3 digit number starting with 3. Anything else is a much harder sell.
As EVs become more common, that might shift to a 3 digit number starting with 2. Tesla is already having some success here with the base Model 3, which is by far their best value.
Perhaps not coincidentally, it road trips pretty decently too.