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To: Codeflier
The approach to EV’s has been so wrong. I love EV’s in theory. The reality is they should be much cheaper with limited bells and whistles, along with a range of about 90 miles. In this way, they can just be an extra car for driving around town as 95% of daily driving is less than 80 miles.

No one wants EVs with a range under 200 miles. Plug in Hybrids aren't much much better. In 2025 California sold 350K EVs with a range of +200 miles. They only sold 2.4K EV's with a range of less than 200 miles. Plug in Hybrid sales sales came in a 57K.

73 posted on 06/03/2026 2:57:56 AM PDT by EVO X ( )
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To: EVO X

Right away you are wrong. I want one with much less than 200 miles. I’ll use one of my gas cars for that. I have talked to many people that agree with me. So “no one” is wrong.

The only reason people want all that range is that people are being sold on the idea of an EV as a replacement for a gas car, which it shouldn’t be. EV’s are ideal for daily commutes for the majority of people. For anything longer, I always use one of my gas cars.

If they did this right, there could be EV’s for less than $15,000, that would be perfect for the daily commute. Instead they try to fill them with premium bells and whistles with more and more range, making them very expensive, like luxury cars, and too heavy for the roads.


82 posted on 06/03/2026 10:31:38 AM PDT by Codeflier (Don't worry....be happy)
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