[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by MartinSE

A thousand mile trip would take around 15 hours if you have a catheter and don't have to stop to pee and have side tanks so you don't have to stop for gas, and you don't exceed the average speed limit of 70 mph.

With a long rage electric, today, it would add 3 stops of 30 minutes or a grand total of 1.5 hours to your 15 hour drive, bringing it to 16.5 hours. Split over two days that comes to 8.25 hours per day in EV vs 7.5 hours per day in ICE. That is horrible, I agree.

Also, I don't know if you drive a pickup (with side tanks so you don't have to stop) or a compact car, but the comparison is:

Average costs per mile for cars in the US:

$0.04/mile for EV = $40 round trip
$0.10/mile for compact ICE = $100 round trip
$0.16/mile for pickup. = $160 round trip

And, assuming the EV is a Tesla, the charging stations are almost everywhere, so while there MAY be a slight difference in miles to ensure charging stations, depending on where you are going, the odds are against it. And with the infrastructure bill passed charging stations are going to be rapidly added everywhere else.

I will agree with you thought, EV are GREAT around town. By around town, I mean a 200 mile round trip.

Are you saying that it only take 30 minutes to fully charge an electric vehicle?