I believe my old diesel Jeep Grand Cherokee was rated for over 700 miles per tank, and I once drove it from Texas to Idaho and back. However, I'm finding that I cover just as much distance in a day of travel with my Model S, and it's more pleasant, less tiresome. I mean, I can't drive 12 hours without a break in any vehicle, no matter what the power plant. I have to stop sometimes anyhow, right? I drove the S from Texas to Minnesota and back, not a problem. (Incredibly boring route, but charging at least wasn't a problem.) I drove it from Texas through parts of New Mexico and a big loop through the mountains in Colorado, including Pikes Peak (fun!), and it wasn't a problem. I didn't have to wait for the next generation of wonder batteries to do any of this.

What is range anxiety? It used to mean you were afraid your EV was going to run out of charge and leave you stranded on the side of the road. That made sense when most of them had less than 100 miles range, there was no DC fast charging, and even slow AC chargers were hard to find. Ten years ago, sure. Five years ago, maybe. But today? What does range anxiety even look like in 2025?

I can understand that the EV scene is changing rapidly, and some folks don't follow it that closely, so they don't realize just how much it all has advanced or how quickly it's still advancing. They haven't got the memo. And to be fair, charging stations aren't visible like gas stations with a big forecourt and red-and-green LED price signs, etc. People will say, "I never see any charging stations," and they have no idea how many they routinely drive past. But the cars know where the stations are, they can route you right to them as needed.

I'm all in favor of improved battery technology, but Toyota have been promising solid state for many years now, and still nothing in showrooms. The rest of the world ain't waiting on that. I got my Tesla five years ago and been driving it everywhere. Maybe those solid state battery cars will be shipping by the time my EV is worn out and ready for the scrap yard, we'll see.

The promise was that batteries would get a lot cheaper, and they have got a lot cheaper, and the cost is still falling. So what's the complaint? Oh wait, did you think that *cars* would get a lot cheaper? That happened too in the world's biggest car market, in China. Here (where I am) in the good old US of A, we have shut out the Chinese, at least for now, and the car makers that are producing domestically are all dysfunctional in one way or another.

Tesla have been opening up their network to other cars. Meanwhile, all DCFC charging networks in the USA are building out rapidly now, not only Tesla. All the companies seem to be in empire building mode, grabbing turf and market share while the grabbing is good. It's like this is the only aspect of EV transition that we're not fumbling.

CCS Type 1 is being phased out, and NACS will be the standard in America. It's taking a while to get that sorted, but it's happening. And I should note, NACS is basically just CCS protocol with Tesla's plug. Over in Europe they have settled on CCS Type 2, and everyone seems just fine with that.

A minority (but not a very small minority, it's tens of millions of people) can't charge at home, and that's a problem we'll need to work on.

And yet somehow millions of those "unworkable" EVs have been sold, and the sales numbers are continuing to climb globally. Weird.

Keep in mind we're talking about two different companies here. The Karma was produced by Fisker Automotive, which was founded in 2007, whereas the Ocean was produced by Fisker Inc., which was in business from 2016 to 2024. Both were founded by Henrik Fisker, but the first company was sold to a Chinese group who (as far as I can tell) are still in business in some form.

This is the wrong complaint. I would suggest: "USB-C is here, it's been here for a while now. Put USB-C ports on your stuff dammit!"

I did read your other comments, but I'm still missing something. I fairly often drive 60 or 70 miles and then back home, and that doesn't seem "dramatically different" from the airport trip you describe. Yes, my S has the longest range, but in my experience it's way more than I need. Those trips burn through around 30% of my battery charge. Even if I had half the range it would be no problem, and I don't think Tesla have produced a 3 with less than 200 miles EPA range—have they? What is the spec of your car, I wonder? And how many actual miles is that 70 minute trip?

I once had a fun experience driving my Model S down to our old farm place, through the easement down a very washed-out, rutted and rocky road. I dialed the suspension up to maximum height and carefully eased it down the trail—with proximity alerts beeping at me the whole way, but made it without a scratch.

ICE vehicles do lose efficiency with wear-and-tear on their powertrain. And so far the statistics have shown EVs losing some modest range during their first year-or-so, then becoming very stable with minimal losses for a long time.

After 4½ years and 40,000+ miles my Model S goes further than it did when new. That's a combination of software updates, improved driving on my part (reined in the lead foot somewhat) and putting on more efficient tires.

Probably nowhere near as bad as you imagein. A lot of newer EVs can, in fact, drive over 300 miles without stopping anywhere to recharge—especially if they are mired in heavy evacuation traffic and forced to slow down. Meanwhile, gas can become scarce even before the hurricane hits. Power usually doesn't go out until later, so fully charging up the car is an easy preparation.

That seems to be an assertion with neither evidence nor any line of reasoning to back it up.

In 4½ years with my Model S, I've never yet had to wait for a space at a public charger. In fact, I can't recall encountering a Tesla Supercharger station that was more than half occupied. (I think the minimum size they build is 8 stalls.) Now, granted this is only my experience, and I don't live in California and haven't tried to take a road trip during Thanksgiving. I'm aware that congestion a problem in some places and times, and there are growing pains with the charging networks, but let's not make that sound more widespread than it is.

Charging time is usually either no problem or a minor inconvenience. I mean, I have to take some stops during a day of travel anyhow, and sometimes (particularly at lunch time) the car is ready to go before I am, while other times I have to wait a few extra minutes on it. It's of no real consequence; I end up traveling the same distance in a day that I did before in my old diesel Jeep.

I don't understand why people keep repeating that EVs aren't good in rural areas. I live in a rural, small town, and my Tesla has been fabulous. I can take jaunts to big cities 60 or 100 miles away and back without even stopping to charge. Practically everyone out here is able to charge at home. Not being able to do that is a city folks problem.

I live in Texas. So, it's not Wyoming, it's not Alaska. I don't tow anything with my car. I guess someone could construct a scenario where the EV falls short, but for most of us it's gonna be Just Fine.