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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

But most ICE vehicles won’t go nearly that far on a tank of gas, they seem to most commonly go a bit over 300. Why should EVs be any different? Many of them already claim a similar range.

The difference is the ubiquity of gas stations. That infrastructure was built out over a century, and we need to do similar with chargers but ten times as fast

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It's really weird how emotional some people get about EV range and their completely imagined charging issues. On a 500 mile trip an EV adds maybe 20 minutes of charging, and that's if you are really trying to maxmin gas stops in an ICE.

Meanwhile never going to the gas station during the week because I charge at home saves way more time.