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[Dormant] Electric Vehicles
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Yesss, that's awesome. Great to see practical cars becoming popular
I so want a practical electric vehicle, and this comes close, but still falls short on the mileage, at least for people like me.
10 to 80% in 40 minutes charging, so 90 miles in 40 minutes, 2 and a 1/4 mi per minute of charging , it's really just cross country road trips in larger countries that you don't want to take any breaks on that would give you any trouble.
Most countries not being the size of the states, China, Russia or Australia, this is already the perfect EV. Of course, I guess there's also a disclaimer for extreme climates.
I do a lot of cross country and traveling for concerts in the states though, and with plugshare and planning things would work out.
I'm mostly excited because if we have a $20,000 car that is practical for planners, soon we'll have a $20,000 car that doesn't scare people who don't want to plan or just want extra range and faster charging and extreme climate protection.
This car is a practical step on the road to affordable electric cars that can sustainably take anyone anywhere they want to go.
I always think about the advances of electric cars versus the advances of gasoline cars also. Gas cars, range pretty much the same forever. Electric cars? Doubling the range every 5-10 years.
In my case, the problem is that I'm a courier, and while most days are under 100 miles, my current one route record is 158 miles, and I often pull multiple routes on Tues. All that and the routes I get sometimes get into the more rural parts of STL where there isn't a charger for miles, heck, sometimes I'm not even sure where civilization is for an hour or two.
Sure, I don't think this specific car is going to work for literally everyone on earth. But courier? delfast ebikes with cargo saddlebags go 236 miles on a charge. Jus saaaaayin.
Yeah, but my loads barely fit in a Subaru Crosstrek. The Ray looks perfect except the range. Ideal for me would be something with 70-80cu ft of cargo space and 175 miles of range year round.