Range obsession drives me crazy. It’s wasteful to put in such large battery capacity when 95% of driving is easily under 100 miles a day. The ICE cars are for the longer trips, the EV is a daily commuter car. It’s unfortunate to keep seeing this attempt to get more range with associated increased costs, weight, and waste.
What they should be pushing for is good value in the 100 mile range. EV’s really only make sense for the multi-car household IMO. Even though I have in enjoyed mine, there is no way in Hell I would have EVs as my only fuel type.
You really think in 10-20 years you're going to have a choice?
Worry not my codeflying friend. An EV advertised with a 100 mile range as several of the more affordable choices have... has a range in reality that is closer to 50 miles. First there is the exaggeration factor which is typically 20% to 50% or more. Many of the specs have obviously been based on theory more than practice. (If we sell a car that weighs 4000 pounds with a 30kwh battery my calculator says it should be able to go 100 miles.)
Then if you charge to only 80-90% as recommended and discharge to only 20% you can see that you are going to get nowhere near the advertised range. Then there are the known issues this time of the year... if the batteries are allowed to get cold their capacity drops off dramatically. In hot weather you have to be careful in some cars that your batteries do not overheat which means limiting speed and acceleration and not using the air conditioner.