Actually, it’s a bit like driving a manual : sounds complicated when you try to explain it with words, easy to to once you learned it. Especially as it’s the car computer that does it for you.

Does your equivalent fossil-powered car offer the convenience to refuel at home? Probably not.

The same thing could be said about large SUVs, crossovers, and vans. Whenever I see a behemoth on the road like a Suburban, Grand Wagoneer, or full-size crew cab, they almost always have only one person in the vehicle, despite having space for 6-9 people. People buy them for those few times a year they have a large…

That is why you charge nightly or whenever necessary. When it comes to refueling, think of it more as a phone than a car.

Agreed. I leave home every morning at my desired charge level, and the only time I stop on the way home is to get groceries. And even the grocery store has an EV charger that I don’t need but occasionally partake in because it’s free.

...and people still manage to run out of petrol...

I don’t think it’s outside the realm of reason for a LOT of folks....

dont forget having to go outa your way EVERY SINGLE WEEK to get gas... sometimes at the most inconvenient times too.

And by “at extra cost”, you mean the insane amount of extra cost you’re spending on gasoline on a regular basis during the lifetime of the vehicle, just to add a small amount of convenience for the 1% of trips?

Any progressive administration right now and sure, Id see huge advancements the next four years that the previous four were setting up.  NOW?  The entire movement will be set back decades, at least in this country.  Every other developed nation is going to fly past us.

Talking about the future here, solid-state and other new battery technologies will erase a lot of range anxiety among the buying public. You may stop more often on long trips, but if charging time is equal to or less than the time it takes to gas up, as the new technologies promise, why worry about super long range?…

The looks aren't the reason you should be embarrassed driving this ...

The most surprising part about all of this is that Hertz didn’t try to immediately arrest all of the customers.

I’m just hoping that the horrors that they have planned are muted by what is sure to be incompetence and infighting at every level. 

I have driven cars from almost every era since the 70's in various conditions and have never once had to tighten an essential bolt like the one that holds the door hinge onto the body.  And ditto on never ever having an issue with a pedal, whether gas, clutch, or brake.  It blows my mind that this is happening on…

incEL Camino.

I always laugh at the people “I don’t have time to plug my car in all the time!” but you do have time to drive out of your way, stop at a gas station, and go through all that rigmarole every week. It takes 5 seconds to plug in an electric car. You sound like the type of person on your front porch yelling at the kids “G…

In Gen X, and I wish I had learned earlier to be a Boomer when it comes to sticking with good enough.

When you get down to it, EVs are not for everyone. They cost too much, take too long to charge and can be hard to find a charger for. If you drive a lot, have problems with finding an overnight charger and the like, get an ICE vehicle of some sort.

The secret to reduce range requirements is to have your workplace install chargers. Assuming you work 40 hours a week, a level 2 charger at your place of business allows for up to 400-800 miles of range added while the car is parked at your work place anyway.  Workplace charging basically means that for the Average…