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> If you drive 80 mph on a flat freeway In Chicago (Pareto optimal for flattest/biggest metro area in the USA), we have two “going speeds” on the highway: 5 mp
by ComputerGuru 2y ago
> If you drive 80 mph on a flat freeway
In Chicago (Pareto optimal for flattest/biggest metro area in the USA), we have two “going speeds” on the highway: 5 mph and 85+ mph. I drive fast (not going to go on the record here, but use your imagination - I mainly buy German cars that excel on the Autobahn) and I’m routinely only in the top quartile if I’m not in an actual hurry.
(I know EVs are much better in stop-and-go traffic than ICE but I can’t imagine 5mph with five-to-ten second bursts of 30 mph is great for the range, either.)
- HDThoreaun 2y agoChicago is easily one of the best places to own an EV for one simple reason. There are no decent road trip destinations. Upper peninsula is the closest one Id consider and at that point why not just fly somewhere? I gave up on road trips and just bought a shitty condo in slc, works much better and the travel time is lower.