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Bill PleinšŸŒ¶

@jonw @evolvable @jan @davidho If you woke up every morning to a 70% charged EV (letā€™s call it a 250 mile range car, giving you 125 miles usable range without dropping below 20%), how many days a month would you need to ā€œcharge on the roadā€? How often are you driving over 200, 250 miles a day? (1/2)

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Bill PleinšŸŒ¶

In the past 20 months Iā€™ve only done one long trip (1500 miles) where I had to use public fast charging extensively. My more common 300-350 mile round trips rarely occur more than once a month, and require either two short charges or one longer charge.

The rest of the time I charge overnight at home at a fraction of the cost of petrol/gasoline.

For those with longer daily drives, an EV may not be a good choice these days. (2/2)

Vanitarium

@bplein for the planet it is a good choice

Bill PleinšŸŒ¶

@vanitarium Improved mass transit is even a better choice :)

Ikani

@bplein @vanitarium both.gif :D Improved mass transit for the 90% of trips that shouldn't need a car at all, and EVs for the remaining 10% that still require driving.

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