Comment Re:1 step forward, 2 steps back (Score 2, Insightful) 652
Keep in mind that TopGear, while often entertaining, has a certain "style" with editing footage together to convey whatever message they feel like conveying.
Really though, how often do you drive >200 miles in a day? Typically you're not going to completely deplete the battery every day, and you're going to be leaving the car charging overnight, so for most drivers that would work out quite well.