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An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that’s the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.
What’s wrong with storage and refuelling? We got two electric cars, they charge well.
Time really, it takes me 5 minutes to fuel for 400 miles, it takes most ev owners much longer.
I work with a lot of EV I’m not just some hater. I wish they could charge faster or hold more range, I drive 1000 miles a week for work and can’t spend 5 hours a week at a charger sadly.
1000 miles a week is under 130 a day.
Just charge it at home every day and you’re good.
Sometimes it’s 500 miles in a day. And in rural zones
My home won’t allow for fast charging. Nor can I afford to replace my reliable vehicle with an ev that won’t have the other features I need (a bed, ground clearance, 4x4, etc)
I’m glad you’re privileged though
So, I get where you’re going, but first: it takes much longer, but I do it at home while I’m asleep, so that doesn’t really count. It’s more the opposite, I really enjoy not having to stop at gas stations anymore. You just never wake up to an empty car anymore.
Then, for longer trips, it obviously takes more time to recharge than to refuel. But as a family of five, we had breaks before we had an ev. Last time we made a longer trip, we picked up my inlaws and wanted to visit some other family members that were about one and a half charge stops away. We took three breaks because someone had to pee, someone was hungry or someone wanted whatever. If you’re a flying sales person that that wants to drive 2000 km in a day it’ll obviously be annoying. For anybody else that takes some reasonable stops along the way, I doubt it changes much. Just stop the car at a charger and grab a coffee at the next supermarket. Once you had that you can usually drive again.
Thats great, I’m glad it works for you and your family. But that anecdote doesn’t make it work for everyone yet.