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Originally Posted by Bill14564
Not in the market for a new car yet but would like to consider an EV when it comes time. We still make long trips though. We can drive 600-900 miles in a day if we have a destination we're trying to reach. EVs are not practical for that.
An article in favor of EVs pointed out that over 90% of trips are far less than the 300 mile range. While true, the problem isn't the short trips, the problem is I regularly make long trips. Convenient, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly for the last three months doesn't help me much if I'm in the middle of Iowa and can't find a charger.
I thought about buying an EV for around here and renting a car for long trips. Would solve the range problem and would save wear and tear on my car. But then I wouldn't be using my expensive, fancy, comfortable car for the trips where I would most benefit from the comfort and convenience.
EVs have a lot of advantages but as retiredguy wrote, when they make one with a range of 1,000 miles they will start to look attractive.
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EV's are not ready for vacation travel. Very rare to find a charging station that meets your particular needs. If you are using it around your local area on a daily basis, range is not an issue what so ever (provided you remember to plug it in after each us). Check into the charging station you need for your vehicle. They are not inexpensive, plus I've read articles about fast chargers requiring way to high a amperage source then any reasonable home service can provide. Fast charging can usually not be obtained at residential load centers. Keeping a long story short, plan on EV's as a local vehicle only (100-150 miles/day).