Rob Croson
Elio Addict
No. But my car gets a lot more than 200 miles per tank.Do you find that you need to refuel your car every night?
200 miles would, barely, work for me. This is because I could get two days of daily commute in it. So if I forgot to plug it in, I'd be able to drive it to work and back that second day. But that's assuming that I really get 200 miles a charge, and that it's not "200 miles in ideal circumstances, with everything (including the radio) turned off, and a tailwind both ways to boot", but I really only get 160 real world miles. Because 160 miles a charge means that I would not get home that second day.If you are stopping at the gas station on your way home every day, then an electric car is certainly not for you. But if you need to fuel up, say, every 3 days, then a 200-mile range EV would be more than enough. Because unlike a gas car, it is super easy to plug in your car at home every night. Like plugging in your cell phone, it just becomes a habit.
For the record, I do forget to plug in my cell phone on a regular basis. But it's no big deal, because I can plug it in everywhere, including in my car and at work. I can't plug in my car at work.
200 miles... Yeah, I could probably live with it. But 300 would be much better.