Comment Re:If they can't figure out EV (Score 1, Interesting) 118
People don't take long haul trips in Europe. If they do, they'll often take a train and rent a normal car at the destination if they need one. America, Australia, etc. are really spread out. Every person I know who tried to do a long haul trip (like to the beach) in an EV said "never again." Especially in high vacation season when charging stations can have queues of 10~15 vehicles. If you wanted to have America on EVs for all trips, you would need charging stations the size of a Buc-ees everywhere, and they'd be mostly empty except for Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, etc.
Also, if you are dumb enough to do a long haul and find yourself in a 10 car queue for the charger .. go to an RV campground and rent a space instead. Keep some high voltage adapters and plug into the RV electric ports to charge.
EVs only work if you live in a city and never leave it. If you're in NYC, Chicago, you also need a garage (probably a space heater too) because you're not going to be able to charge those things at most charging stations when it's -10F outside. Most Americans can only have EVs as a secondary vehicle. The primary will always need to be gas or hybrid.
Also, if you are dumb enough to do a long haul and find yourself in a 10 car queue for the charger
EVs only work if you live in a city and never leave it. If you're in NYC, Chicago, you also need a garage (probably a space heater too) because you're not going to be able to charge those things at most charging stations when it's -10F outside. Most Americans can only have EVs as a secondary vehicle. The primary will always need to be gas or hybrid.