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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
I'm much the same. Practically, a 250 mile range would be fine for me since I live in a city, have an 8 mile round trip commute to work etc.
But at the same time I live in a condo complex and would have no where to plug in an electric car and can't install outdoor wiring obviously etc.
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It's for people in your situation that, hopefully, the authorities will figure out some way to deliver power to every parking space. It may sound outlandish and unlikely, but stranger things have happened... and for the concept of electric vehicles to be embraced by the U.S., they'll need to come up with something like that to allow everyone in high-density housing to manage it. (Either that, or a removable battery that can be rolled into the apartment and charged overnight...)
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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
Also I like the freedom to take longer trips in my car as well.
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I hear this a lot, and I think there are alternatives that will allow this, like car rentals and Zipcar-type services. (I saw someone take a Zipcar from Washington, D.C. to Rehoboth, Delaware once...) Unfortunately, most people refuse to compromise with the idea of having their own car, waiting for them at every moment, even if it is not practical or financially sensible to have it (ie, you rarely use it for long-distance trips, so it becomes a money-drain).
I can consider owning a short-range all-electric car, because we are a 2-car family, and the other car can provide our long-range driving needs. And I don't need to be anywhere in such a hurry that I can't plan ahead, or make other arrangements. But hopefully, electrics will eventually be able to satisfy the long-range needs as well, possibly with the extended-range trailer I mentioned previously, or with a faster recharge system in-place.
And if not, I'll get used to adding time to my long-distance trips (something else I'm familiar with, having traveled by motorcycle for years).