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Originally Posted by Simplex123
I'm totally embracing the short range on my MINI BEV. It gets 200km on a full charge but since getting it in mid April I've already racked up $13xxx kms on the thing. On pace to over 25k kms/yr.
I drive the shit out of it and have not experienced any range anxiety - even on Bellingham or Seattle trips.
I can't imagine people having range issues with 400km+ range on the new BEV SUV/crossovers if they live in Metro Vancouver.
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I get you, for me it's just not there yet.
My friend recently took his Model 3 to Vernon for a work trip, he had to stop and recharge twice (favorable weather as well, fall).
We do a lot of road trips in the summer and bitter winter for ski trips to the interior, an full-on EV at the current tech levels would stress me out.
I don't like stopping for longish durations. If these hybrids continue to get cheaper and cheaper here, which I've always thought would be the case (thanks Toyota), that's a perfect fit for a lot of people.
Charging EVs at fast chargers are going to get more and more pricy, I guarantee that. I follow Rich Rebuilds on YT and IG, he just posted the cost to charge his Rivian recently:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CkLZd_xOsBC/?hl=en
$80 USD
