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[quote=Anonymous]We got our first EV in 2016 and our biggest complaint was range, range, range. And the decrease in range during extreme temps, particularly winter. 
That said, we still drove it cross-country, but had to stop and charge every ~100 miles (typical range was around 210, factoring in some battery degradation over the years). 
Oh, and the 1st/2nd gen EVs were kind of buggy - we had all kinds of body panel fit issues, tons of sensor issues, sensors breaking when it got hot, etc etc. Car spent a lot of time in the shop fixing those, all under warranty but it was still annoying.

Anyway, we traded in our 2016 car in 2023, and the range concerns are gone. Can go 330+ on a single charge, and plenty of public chargers everywhere. The best part was rolling over our free charging from the old car, so road trip charges are free. At home, it's a nominal increase in our electric bill - depending where you live you can sign up for various programs that incentivize you to charge during off-peak hours, we schedule our charge time to take advantage of that.

Our newer car has yet to be in the shop for anything, knock on wood.

Overall, given the relative maturity of newer EVs, I think they're a great option. [/quote]

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