But a gas car does have to stop every 300-400 miles to refuel, usually at an inconvenient time. In contrast, that EV is topped off every morning with zero personal time impact. If you’re talking long trips, either way you’ll probably want a 20 minute break after 300+ miles of non-stop driving.
If you’re talking long trips, either way you’ll probably want a 20 minute break after 300+ miles of non-stop driving.
Sure, but Tesla can’t go anywhere near 300 miles on a charge. And most charging stations are not super chargers, either.
The article did a good job of illustrating how electric vehicles - as built today - are not a good solution for the majority of the population by any means. As such, they are little more than an interesting toy.
In the near or distant future, if someone finds a source of abundant, cheap unobtainium and it’s a much better battery material, then maybe the whole equation changes. But that’s only a pipe dream now.