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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Every single one of these threads eventually boils down to:

1) People who don't own EVs say it's obvious that you can't take an EV on a road trip now, so EVs are terrible
2) People who do own EVs say it's actually possible to take EVs on road trips

We have a (non-Tesla) EV. We've taken it on road trips, including in the winter. We use the heat. It's quite possible. It is, at times, less convenient and/or requires more planning ahead than using a gas car would. Personally, I think it's worth it for a variety of reasons involving convenience (we just charge at home 99 percent of the time, when we aren't on road trips), climate (zero direct emissions + we have solar panels at home, so a lot of the electricity in the car is produced cleanly) and driving (the car is a better ride than our gas car is).

But ultimately, I don't really care if you drive an EV or not right now. You don't want one because you think they're impractical? Great, don't get one. (Leaves more fast chargers unused for me on a road trip.)

There's no need, however, for people to come on here and keep trying to insist that the things that make EVs seem impractical for you now also mean they're impractical for everyone else. I recognize that they may not work for everyone. I don't need to be convinced that they don't work for me.[/quote]

Nobody is trying to tell you what to do.  Some people who are contemplating getting an EV may read a thread like this or an article such as OP linked and incorporate all the opinions into their decision.[/quote]

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