[cs702]

My experience with EVs (Teslas):

EVERYDAY CITY DRIVING - I drive whenever I need or want, without ever worrying about range. If I notice the expected range has dipped below ~60 miles, give or take, I plug it in at home at the end of my day. I'm delighted that I never have to go to a gas station, which reeks of all that smelly/poisonous/explosive stuff.

LONG TRIPS - I charge to 100% the night before, get on the road, and stop to charge only if/when the software tells me I should. The longest trip I've taken is ~325 miles, and it requires only one 15-20 minute stop to get 150+ miles of range at a supercharger (I grab a snack and go to the bathroom). Whenever possible, I try to stay in/go to places with destination charging, so I can plug the EV and find it fully charged by next morning.

[msandford]

I'm not sure I agree that 325mi is a long trip. I used to live in FL and you can drive more than 600mi and stay in the state. I now live in Texas where that number jumps to about 900mi. I'm sure in California it's at least 500mi.

EVs can be great if your commute is less than 30mi one way, but that doesn't make them good for road trips. At least in the US.

[ajross]

We've done 2x 700 mile and one 1200 mile trip in our Y. Hands down it's the most comfortable road trip vehicle we've ever owned.

[DeRock]

I’ve done >800 miles in a day a few times (San Jose <-> Seattle) with my EV (Ioniq 5). It was fine, stopped every 2-3 hours for 15-20 mins. Granted, it’s one of the better supplied charging corridors in the US, so your hassle/overhead may vary depending on where you are going.

[josephcsible]

325 miles is a long trip to drive IMO. My threshold for when a road trip is "long" is 250 miles.

As for commuting, your 30 miles number is way low. Even if you accepted this article's ridiculously low 50% as true, most modern EVs (think 300 mile range) would still be fine for a commute that's 75 miles each way even with no charging at work. And that's way further than most people commute (to put it in perspective, living in Philadelphia and commuting to Manhattan would be 75 miles each way).

[Arainach]

325mi is nearly 5 hours at 70mph. It's objectively a long trip.

[spenrose]

Automobile trip length follows a power-law distribution (above walking distance). https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/pubs/pl08021/fig4...

[cs702]

It's the longest trip I have taken in an EV. I'm speaking only about my own experience.