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[–] jobes [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

unless those are giant parking lots with charging stations and large mini-malls, I don't see people traveling and using those. hours to charge = less room to charge for everyone else, so it could be people pushing cars to chargers if one is actually available.

[–] smallpond 1 points (+1|-0)

The original article is a shameless straw-man - rating standard electric vehicles for time-sensitive extended road trips is like explaining how your toothbrush took too long while scrubbing out your pig pen.

[–] jobes [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

So you're agreeing that electric vehicles are sub-par and can't be relied upon for a typical vacation or road trip?

[–] smallpond 1 points (+1|-0) Edited

If 'typical' vacation or road trip means 'just like a petrol vehicle' then of course not. Battery tech and infrastructure has a way to go yet. Of course that has nothing to do with electric vehicles being 'sub par' in general. On balance I'd say they're already a better proposition than petrol vehicles, and of course they'll only get better.