[hvb2]

If you care about driving far, you don't drive 80 in an EV, it's that simple. It might actually be the same with an ICE, slowing down a bit might save fuel so you end up with one fewer stop so in all it might be faster. Air resistance goes up exponentially with speed IIRC.

I get it. There are worst case scenarios but you buy a car for the rule, not the exception.

I owned a 2013 leaf with a range of 65 miles or so, without fast charging port because it was air cooled. So this wasn't a proper first/only car. But it worked like a charm for my daily commute...

Did I drive 80 with it? No, 65 which was the speed limit anyway.

Did I do road trips with it? No, we used the other EV for that

It's just like software guys. There's no solutions, only tradeoffs

[dyauspitr]

No, the solution is never not driving fast. There are solutions. The solution is fast charging and larger batteries like this article talks about. We’re already there, just unfortunately not in the US yet.