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To: CFW
My diesel sedan...a comfortable and well equipped car...is an absolute delight on the Interstate. I've driven it 810 miles (mostly Interstate) on one tank (Boston to Montreal and return). And when it needs to be refilled I can do so in about 4 minutes at any one of 35,000 stations from coast to coast.

Why would I *possibly* want a car that needs to be "refilled" every 225 miles,there are only a few hundred places in the country where it can be done,and those refills take anywhere from 1 hour to 12 hours?

4 posted on 04/26/2024 4:19:30 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Hey Quit thinking...Or else..


5 posted on 04/26/2024 4:22:34 AM PDT by sonova (No money? You're free to go.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Yeah. But then how we save the planet? The boiling, cooking, red-hot, just about to be burned to a cinder planet? Huh? Don’t you believe in the global warming hoax? Oops. I meant theory.


8 posted on 04/26/2024 4:43:27 AM PDT by Blennos ( Byaasearepeat itnbelow.)
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To: Gay State Conservative
Why would I *possibly* want a car that needs to be "refilled" every 225 miles,there are only a few hundred places in the country where it can be done,and those refills take anywhere from 1 hour to 12 hours?

FWIW, our EV recharges in 10-15 minutes at the fast DC chargers. Including all the chargers we used in the trip we took from Alabama to Maine last year. Though I wouldn’t get an EV for long trips if those trips up north were made in the winter. Nor would I get one for trips if your wife doesn’t want to stop every 200 miles like mine and walk around for 10-15 minutes. LOL

Where an EV has value for convenience is if you drive a lot of local miles and can charge at home. Last year we drove our EV 16K miles that were charged at home. Zero wait time for that. Unlike our gas pickup, which requires 5-10 minutes of my time to fill up, even if we use it for just local driving. And if I go on a long trip without my wife (something that hasn’t happened since we got the EV, but I’m sure that day is coming), I’ll take our gas pickup so I can go 400 or so miles between restroom/gas breaks. Likewise the gas pickup is good for when we decide to take a trip through parts of the country that don’t have fast chargers.

24 posted on 04/26/2024 5:55:41 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

I had a new company Ford Escape hybrid that couldn’t hold a charge, even the dealership could not figure out what was wrong and had to send it out someplace special. My company finally got rid of that vehicle and I was reassinged an awesome gas power 4x4 Ranger.


31 posted on 04/26/2024 7:37:40 AM PDT by Striperman (Striperman)
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