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by cess11 732 days ago
I'm not very well informed in this area but I suspect there are no serious alternatives. Ignoring price, are there EV:s that can travel at least 500-600 kilometers on a charge but only weigh 1500 kilos and hence are rather simple to lift with consumer or improvised tooling? Are there EV:s without remote control and 'upgrades'? Can I change lamps and shift tires on such EV:s? Do they fit at least two child seats or is that amount of space more of a premium feature?
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henearkr 732 days ago
The existing EVs' specs are more than enough, don't worry.

And yes most of these EVs are still pretty dumb, so you'd like them. It's just that Tesla got the hype.

By the way, when you realize that you actually never drive for 500km straight without e.g. several 30min pauses to rest, which can be used for charging if you have an EV, you discover that you have much more options than you'd think to choose a model to buy. (most governments officially advise it, as not doing pauses would endanger the lives of everybody on the road)

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cess11 732 days ago
Seems it's rather common that they're Internet connected when I look at some ads. Do you have an example?

30 min pauses? Why? I stop for five-ten minutes every four to five hours when I need to pee, and I can't rely on there being charging stations along the way.

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henearkr 731 days ago
At least all the Toyota and Mitsubishi electric prior to 2018 or so. And I did not even look up anything in particular, it's just well known that none of those had any kind of remote upgrade.

I would advise you to do longer pauses when you are on such a long trip (not only me, the road safety specialists too). It's not for the bladder, it's for the fatigue, particularly of the central nervous system.

The risk is not to be killed by a bladder shrapnel, it's to switch off the attention and be crushed by an unnoticed lorry.

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cess11 729 days ago
Could you name one in particular that has this range?

A six hour drive is "such a long trip"? You need to extend it to eight hours to make the road safety specialists happy?

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henearkr 728 days ago
About road safety: Yes. Seriously lol please put a bit of your own energy in searching this.

And it's not "to make the specialists happy", it's to increase safety according to the knowledge accumulated thanks to such specialists.

(ok I see "neo-luddite" in your profile, but usually that does not entail "not trusting scientists/specialists")

You have a flesh brain like everybody else, with biological limitations that lead to fatigue and decreased attention after a long drive without sufficient pause.

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