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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wonder what will happen when the first mass evacuation of an area needs to occur, the power goes out, and all these EVs will be stranded along the way.  Can someone enlighten me as to how this will work?[/quote]

(a) when was the last time there was a mass evacuation of the D.C. area? (People will say 9/11, but on 9/11, I stayed at work a few blocks from the White House all day because I was a reporter, so for me personally, that doesn't as a reason to prefer a gas car. Either way, it's quite rare.)
(b) if you're concerned about a mass evacuation, and you can charge your car at home, you can charge to 80 percent every night, which would be enough to get you about 200 to 220 miles away from here. If the situation is bad enough that the power is also out that far away, I'm not sure why you think buying gas is going to be any easier.
(c) Anyway, EVs don't really use much electricity idling in traffic, unlike gas cars. You won't run out of battery just sitting in a crush of other cars trying to get somewhere.
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