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Range anxiety and charging times.
We take 1-2 8+ hour car trips per year. I’ve done the calculations and an EV would add approximately 2 hours to the total drive time. We tend to stop 2 or 3 times max, and with an EV we’d have to stop more frequently (which I hate) and for longer (which I really hate). When we stop it is to fill up gas, quick bathroom break and we are back in the road in 5-10 min.
I’m planning on buying an EV but it’ll only be for commuting. We will still need an ICE for long road trips.
If you only do it a couple of times a year, then why not hire an ICE for those journeys?
Some manufacturers used to provide this as an incentive when you bought an EV.
Because renting a car will cost more than one month's car payment? And it's miserable?