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Every other month (and sometimes every month), i do a five-hour one way drive. Occasionally, i drive 11+ hours one way. Several times in my life, Ive driven from one side of the US to the other (pacific coast to east side of the Midwest -- took three days of 12+ hour driving). I want to be able to do those things in my own car at the drop of a hat, and I dont want to add hours upon hours of sitting at a charging station onto these already long trips.
My state capitol is about 4.5 hours away by car -- about 300 miles. Seems like that would be a close shave in the average EV.
Here's the problem with EV proponents: "the problem isnt the mediocre EV tech -- the problem is Fudgy's requirements and expectations for a vehicle." And that's almost enough to make a fella be anti-EV for the sake of being anti-EV. Im not there yet, but im close.
You do realize that modern EVs (and the appropriate charging infrastructure) can charge 10-80% in less than half an hour, after hours of driving?
I can fill my gas tank from 0-100% in less than five minutes and it has a range of 430 miles. Your numbers rely on availability of the super duper chargers and they still dont pencil out in favor of EVs vs ICE on long drives especially when considering range.
While I don’t entirely disagree, we’re a lot closer than you seem to think
My cars trip planner tends to ask 10-15 minutes of charging at trip chargers to stay on the steep part of the charging curve, and that’s good for 3-4 more hours of driving
It’s not quite as fast as filling a gas tank but if you go in to use the restrooms, you’re most of the way there. It’s really hardly any inconvenience