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On 9/25/2024 4:16 PM, Mike Van Pelt wrote:
> In article <c0056f49-7df6-41f8-ee4c-8125d5ff0952@example.net>,
> D  <nospam@example.net> wrote:
>> Give me an electric car that goes as far (or further) than my gasoline
>> car, with a charging time that is equal, at a cost that is equal, and I
>> will definitely buy it.
> 
> I think hybrid is, given current technology, a superior
> solution.  My Prius got right around 50 MPG. With a 10.5 gallon
> tank, that's 450 miles before the "low fuel" light lights, and
> comfortably 50 miles range beyond that.  (I got the "Low Fuel"
> light a few miles from home in San Jose, drove back to work in
> South San Francisco the next day, and drove to Costco next to
> the San Francisco Airport at lunch to refuel.  Slightly over
> 10 gallons to fill, so I still had a comfortable margin.)
> 
> I drove it for 13 years, no trouble with the battery, sold it
> to a friend's son who was going off to college, and it's still
> going strong.  I tend to drive cars until they drive no more.
> 
> I'm contemplating a plug-in hybrid next time I have to buy a
> car.  Not nearly the electric range of a full electric, but
> plenty for a retired person's trips to the store and whatnot.
> And a normal gas car's range on gas for long trips.
> 

I have a 2019 Tesla Model 3 SR+, which is the model with the least
range. Claimed range about 220 miles when new, but I never tested
it from 100% to zero. The furthest I've ever got on one charge
is 192 miles, It claimed to have about 10 left, but I was at
my destination. That was a few months ago, and the car had about
90,000 miles on it at that point. That mileage was acquired
without commuting; my job went 100% WFH a month after I bought
the car, and I've since retired. Living out in a rural area piles
on the miles.

The range simply isn't an issue most of the time, since I have
a home charger, and thus every morning I start out with a
'full tank'. Stopping to charge requires 10-15% of the time of
a long road trip, but you don't need to stay with the car as
it charges, so you can go use the bathroom, get a snack, etc.
With the faster chargers, I'm usually done in 20 minutes. Unless
you're really pressed for time, stopping for 20 minutes every
3 hours is a nice break.

Charging infrastructure is still building out, and there are
areas that require pre-planning, though the routing SW does
most of the work.

There are still areas I can't reach, but they're pretty
wild, such as parts of upstate Maine. Even out there, I
can charge anywhere I can use a regular wall plug, but
that's agonizingly slow.

Many EVs now go 300-400 miles on a charge, so they're
getting close to ICE ranges.

pt