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Originally Posted by RichardBartlett
Don't be a party pooping naysayer, stand back and marvel at this new technology going forward and wonder where it can take us rather than moan because we are not there yet.
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It's hard to marvel at the technology when there are significant limitations.
During Hurrican Ian, my wife and I had to go on a rescue mission. We had to drive from Northeast Florida to Fort Meyers to pick up my mother-in-law and bring her home. Approximately 300 miles.
Most EVs wouldn't make it without us having to stop for a lengthy charge. Ridiculous. This was an emergency situation. Plus, when we got there, there was no power and no way for us to charge the car for a return trip.
The standard response from EV advocates is to simply buy one with a 400 mile range, but that's quite a lame argument. Our Subaru Outback was the perfect car for the job. Plus, it's sort of rugged, so that was also nice when driving through poor conditions.