[prisoner6]

The really big problem at least for me is where I live Western PA. We have cold winters and hot summers. Can the HVAC in an electric car handle that? I don't think so. That's why almost all of them come with heated seats. So except for my butt I'm going to be cold in winter and using them or a heater will cut range.

In summer the A/C is going to cut range.

Now let's also have mrs p6 in the car and at least one other passenger. Range takes another hit.

The terrain here is very hilly... another range hit.

Finally mrs p6 and I were just tonight seeing if an electric car could take us to Volant PA from south of Pittsburgh. We often make that trip because there is a specialty/antiques & crafts shopping area.

The trip is around 50 miles one way. Making it in an electric is very borderline, probably immpossible. We looked into charging stations but there are none reasonably close to that route. Plus what do you do if you get to a charging station and someone else is there ahead of you?

And what if we wanted to make a spur of the moment side trip to a restaurant we like to visit?

Add in the expense of the car and replacement battery...it just doesn't make sense.

[Reaganez]

“In summer the A/C is going to cut range. “

It is going to cut the range by the same percentage as in an ICE car, 12-16%.

Same for adding weight or hilly terrain.

A Tesla Model S has about 250-265 mile range under normal conditions, up to 420 if driven at a constant 20 mph without AC or Heat. 200 miles if driven like a bat out of hell. Plenty to go antiquing.