If the charge runs out, you drove the wrong car. A range-limited car is not meant to be your only car, unless you really don't get out much...and then on the rare occasion you do, you rent or borrow something else.Teamwork wrote:I can't get over the range limitation/anxiety though on these. I'm picturing myself wanting to drive upstate NY or really anywhere in the new England region (things I do, so it's relevant to my case) and I'm just questioning what happens when the charge runs out... I don't think charging stations are as readily available even in NY as they make it out to seem.
The daily commute is where a range-limited vehicle would shine - as long as there's plenty of range to do it without having to compete for the 3-4 chargers in the parking lot (and still deal with unexpected side trips, bad weather, etc).Again my place of employment has 3-4 spots but I'm pretty sure those are taken everyday and I would hardly call this the norm. The only other place I typically see them at is at malls sometimes but that's basically it.
A 230 mile range would probably be perfect for me, depending on how severe the penalty is for heat and air conditioning. I drive 80 easy (no traffic) miles per day, and if I have no other vehicles, at least my wife's car is likely available.
That sounds absolutely terrible! I don't think I could deal with that.Teamwork wrote:My daily grind commute in the AM/PM pretty much consists of speeds that don't break over 25 mph or me making it past 2nd gear for 13 miles. I'm looking to move even further out east probably within the next 2 years (maybe even less) so my one way commute will probably get even worse/longer then this. I spend most of my time Monday-Friday on major freeways that end up at speed levels slower then local roads.