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But is that really substantially different from somebody keeping their gas tank always at least half full, or making normal short-range trips with the long-range version of a Tesla?

Everyone already tried selling EVs with smaller batteries. The might be more efficient on paper but they don't sell. Turns out that trips people take once in a blue moon are still important to them, so a battery tuned to making that possible once in a blue moon sounds very useful.

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> But is that really substantially different from somebody keeping their gas tank always at least half full, or making normal short-range trips with the long-range version of a Tesla?

A gallon of gas weighs around 6 pounds. A car usually has less than 20 gallon capacity. Keeping it half full would mean you keep 10 gallons which is 60 pounds. Even if you kept it full all the time, it is 120 pounds. That is going to be a lot less than any sizable battery ( theTesla Model 3 battery weighs around 1000 pounds).