We are almost there. Doesn't the average internal combustion engine car go something like 600 to 1000 miles on a tank of fuel? If so just a little bit more and the "range anxiety" argument will no longer be valid.
- I might tap the center of that if I was doing near 100% highway, hypermiling and ran out the tank. But typically 300-500 in either of mine and I drive about 20 miles a day maximum.
- Doesn't the average internal combustion engine car go something like 600 to 1000 miles on a tank of fuel?
  
  I'm guessing you don't actually drive.
  
  Na, a blind guy driving would be horrible for me and everyone else. Lol
- No, it's more like 3-400. The key point here is not the range, but the charging time
  
  Indeed, I had a BMW that when it got 250 miles I was happy!
  
  Who's car is only going 3 miles on a tank?
  
  /s
- It's more like 300-500 miles per tank
  
  Ah, so this actually be better than ICE in range, but time to charge will be the next challenge to tackle.
  
  I honestly think both of those "arguments" are stupid anyway, given that you can charge it at home daily. I doubt anyone driving an ICE car empties anything close to their entire fuel tank in a single day.
  
  Only when we're road tripping and the 20 mins every couple of hours is all our bladders can take anyway.
  
  A big tank in a fueled personal vehicle makes sense because you don't want to have to stop and fill up every day. However, big battery in an EV doesn't really make sense since it should be plugged in every day when you get home for a few hours.
  
  However, big battery in an EV doesn't really make sense since it should be plugged in every day when you get home for a few hours
  
  Except some people actually travel. Who wants to stop and charge every 100 miles?
  
  Then take mass transit or get a car that runs on fuel. Having all this extra battery mass everywhere is just bad all around.
  
  I don't think most people appreciate this fact.
  
  And the impact it will have to our roads that are already poorly maintained.
  
  It seems we can only build infrastructure but can't fix it.
  
  We can barely build and deploy fast charging infrastructure. It just doesn't make sense trying to use BEVs for long distance travel.
  
  An easy way to get around this would be replaceable batteries. Like how mobile phones used to work.
  
  Running low? Pop to the nearest charging station and swap your battery for a fully charged one. Or bring a spare. I've seen a video of it being done for scooters, don't see why it can't be scaled up for cars
  
  Exactly. I think a small, light and cheap battery plus a gas range extender for long trips makes way more sense than carrying around 2000 pounds of battery that only gets fully used once a year.
  
  At the very least, vehicle batteries and fuel tanks should be limited to prevent drivers from driving too long without a break. It's kind of reckless to put 600 mile battery in a personal vehicle.
- Just a matter of faster charging, takes me maybe 5-10 minutes to fill up and pay, would take a lot longer for an EV. Certainly not an issue if every accommodation had charging points, as I'd then be unlikely to need a full charge during the day.
  
  And yes, for regular day to day driving I would just charge at home, as I'm fortunate to have a garage. Not the case for many folks, sadly.
  
  Definitely great news, and it's looking good that my next car will be an EV.
- One car I had I could just about reach 600 miles if driving carefully on the highway. That was a diesel with a large tank. No other car I've had did better. My first car has a 300 mile range.

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