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Only 1% of EV Drivers Would Go Back to a Gas Car* (cleantechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

This sounds like a highly unusual situation for someone with an EV. Given the circumstances I'd also be switching back or at least renting a car depending on the frequency of that trip. I've personally never had range anxiety but I understand it can still depend a lot on the specifics of your vehicle and where you live.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's either a lie or she has a leaf, which is not a long range EV. Every long range EV can do 250km in a charge, even in winter. No ev, not even the leaf, would require 4 extra hours of charging to do it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

BMW i3

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

Great car! I had a 2017 model year i3. Absolutely loved it. But yeah, the 50kw max DC charging sucks, and that long of a drive could really suck if there aren't compatible DC chargers along the route.

What model year is hers? And I'm guessing it doesn't have the range extender?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

Sounds like someone either exaggerating or making shit up whole cloth.

A 4.5 hour trip does not take 3.5 hours of charging. Any EV that I know of could do that with one stop each direction.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't think it's that unusual when you live in places where there's actual winters...

She used to own a Leaf and would rent a gas car for the trip but in the end she would end up spending more than she saved on gas by owning an EV (renting a car gets expensive when driving long distances!)

Maybe this trip will be the one where she realizes she needs an EV with way more range (which she can't afford because they're fucking expensive)...

[–] [email protected] -1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

WHAT KIND OF FREAKING CAR DOES SHE HAVE.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

With that kind of reaction do you really think I will feel like sharing?