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Which means it's different for me than your experience.
Yes, which I acknowledged when I said “ I understand, even agree with your logic in not thinking EVs are appropriate for you.”
I was trying to help you correct your misapprehensions about certain things. Like:
But sometimes, for some of us out here, we're not paying attention the way we should be.
When my EV gets down to 25%, the dash screen is taken over by a LARGE MESSAGE which says (paraphrase)
“GETTING LOW ON BATTERY!
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO ROUTE YOU TO A CHARGER?”
It is impossible to miss. If you dismiss that warning, it comes back up every few percent, and when you get below 10% there is another, even more urgent warning. This is seriously not an issue. I repeat: It’s IMPOSSIBLE to miss.
But I am suggesting that maybe your experience isn't....universal?
I’m quite aware. Indeed, I have argued against enthusiasts who think the country should go 100% electric by {insert date} because it’s impractical here. Apartment dwellers. Heck, condo owners in Boston park on the streets. Many houses don’t have garages, or have garages which are full of furniture or children’s toys, and some people won’t afford the installation of a charger (not truly necessary with a 110v extension cord, but speeds up the process), and so on.
I’m saying your situation is your situation and that’s fine, but you still have misapprehensions about EVs which I’m trying to correct. You do not have to charge “every day”, you can take “long trips” (I went TN to KY to WV to PA to NY to CT to MA and back last year to visit a dying friend (and then back home), and charging stations have only increased since then.)
Yes, it’s not as convenient as “gas stations” yet. Maybe never. Then again I had a learning curve to use a microwave properly and my first experiences with a pontoon boat were pretty wonky too, but I learned and got over it.
BTW, I drive about 30m per day on average. (I have 17k miles on the ev in 24 months). But then I have two cars: the EV and the van, so maybe it’s more. I get that I’m not “typical” and I’m not trying to force this on anyone, but I do think it behooves you to know that your experience isn’t typical either, and your worries are overblown and uninformed; not a personal criticism just a note worth considering.
