Re: Whoops! The Atlantic Makes Trump Look EPIC In Cover Intended as a Smear

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