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Kevin at Engineering Explained has pointed out that, while EVs are ideal as commuter vehicles and grocery-getters, it’s better to rent an ICE vehicle for vacations by road. It’s not just because he lives in Idaho, either.

How Miserable Is A Tesla Road Trip?
24:11
Engineering Explained
3.62M subscribers
2,272,294 views
July 3, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC95WACQhCY

How Miserable Is A Winter Tesla Road Trip? -18°C & Broken Superchargers
23:13
Engineering Explained
3.62M subscribers
1,399,025 views
January 27, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UskzfQJt2Bc

https://www.youtube.com/@EngineeringExplained/search?query=cross-country

Living With A Tesla Model 3 For A Year - The Best Daily Driver
17:15
Engineering Explained
3.62M subscribers
540,634 views
January 22, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXkRcuwoIm4

Living With An Electric Car Changed My Mind
21:05
Engineering Explained
3.62M subscribers
2,090,172 views
December 2, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo4byxhI6kY

https://www.youtube.com/@EngineeringExplained/search?query=tesla


33 posted on 10/23/2023 8:16:14 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Thanks for the YouTube links... the guy is an advocate for EVs and glosses over some major issues that are very serious but he still makes interesting observations and shares his real-world experiences. Such as his “range anxiety” with he says is like always driving a normal vehicle with a quarter tank of gas. Obviously, he would never have tried to make a two-thousand-mile drive in the Nissan Leaf that Nissan let him use for a year to try out for free.

I don’t think that he mentions anywhere in any of his videos about factors that can severely impact the life of lithium based batteries. If one charges the battery to more than 80% and/or discharges it to under 20%, or stores the car with the battery either above or below 40%... the longevity of the most expensive part of the car will be impacted.

With a standard diesel or gasoline powered vehicle, road trips are easier on the engine than a bunch of short trips. With an electric vehicle this is the opposite. Charge/discharge cycles which are repeatedly going above 80% and below 20% will shorten the longevity of the battery.


49 posted on 10/23/2023 8:52:42 AM PDT by fireman15 (Irritating people are the grit from which we fashion our pearl. I provide the grit. You're Welcome.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Great job on EV’s... a must read for possible future buyers.


62 posted on 10/23/2023 9:55:11 AM PDT by GOPJ (The reason Biden won't protect our border is he wants cash kickbacks for doing it. )
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https://www.youtube.com/@EngineeringExplained

https://www.youtube.com/@EngineeringExplained/videos


88 posted on 10/23/2023 11:29:12 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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