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Originally Posted by Deschodt
I get your point but 7-900 mi a day is a pretty extreme use case... Not everyone drives 12-15 hours a day ! ;-) Most people drive less than 100mi a day, and the accepted switchover range for an electric only household is about 300 miles - the cheaper cars will be there in a year or so. Right now it's only the tesla in terms of pure electric. Overnight recharging is no problem for that kind of range...
i would not be surprised if some recent discoveries in battery technology sped that up sooner than we all anticipate. I wasn't expecting self driving cars so soon, yet they're almost here...
I get it though. I love my E-golf for my daily commute: the torque, the silence when leaving the house at 6AM, the benefits like HOV lane access and 1/2 off the bridge, never visiting a gas station... But twice a week I still commute in my gas car just because I miss the sounds and handling... They're still toys until the range exceeds 300 mi (overnight rechargeable) and the price is only slightly more than a gasoline equivalent... It'll get there, I'm sure of it..
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My point was that cars are not just for commuting. People take vacations or road trips. If I want to go see the the Grand Canyon or a myriad of other national parks, I need a car that can get there and back.