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To: ctdonath2

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.


118 posted on 07/25/2017 11:52:49 AM PDT by webstersII
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To: webstersII
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.

"1.21 Gigawatts!"

119 posted on 07/25/2017 11:58:32 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: webstersII

Gas powered cars had the same limits at one point.
EVs have improved a great deal in a short time, and won’t suddenly stop improving.
“New thing X isn’t perfect yet, therefore it irredeemably sucks” is a lousy argument.


120 posted on 07/25/2017 12:23:37 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (It's not "white privilege", it's "Puritan work ethic". Behavior begets consequences.)
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