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by Erlich_Bachman 1917 days ago
> you at least have the option to wait a day or two to charge

This argument gets thrown around sometimes, but if you really consider it:

Who has time to wait a day or two at a random place, with no infrastructure? People who have no valueable job (where time is very valueable), and at the same time are outdoors enthusiasts who can sleep in a random spot? But who at the same time are in the market for a futuristic EV? Even for those, how many times out of each trip would that be a viable solution? If you consider this in practices, it just makes much more sense to call the tow truck.

And if you know that you are going on a really long trip where there is really no possibility to even call a tow truck (but like, where is that? Where is the place where you have a close proximity to an EV charger, otherwise you wouldn't be going there, and no possibility for a tow truck to access?), even in that unlikely circumstance - you can just already buy a 1000$ 10kg diesel generator and bring with you for emergencies.