apvbguy
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lpickup said:I'm going to make the argument that it's a GOOD thing that you had to change your habits. With the added convenience of being able to "fill up" any time and anywhere, and with the ability to travel large distances, that we have became a very wasteful society, energy-wise. The fact that there are limits to the LEAF's range and charging forces us to be more efficient:
- we try to combine trips
- we plan our days to encourage carpooling and avoid unnecessary trips
- we drive better so we are not tailgating right up to the next light and have to start/stop all the time
- and hopefully it encourages not to live 60-70 miles from our job/stores/etc.
If EVs do become more "convenient" (and there is no doubt they will), I'm just afraid we'll pick up all these bad habits we've learned in the last few decades.
the inability to combine my trips is an issue that I don't see being addressed without the installation of charge points, which I am fairly certain is NOT in the works and car pooling is not part of any of my plans because I do not make the same trips on a regular basis.
what you call "bad habits", I call a normal lifestyle, I have never been one to tailgate or race to red lights regardless of what I was driving, and the majority of my mall type stores restaurants and movie/entertainment venues are a minimum of 30 miles R/T so the range issue is keen for me.
like I've noted the EV life is the way to go, so selling me the concept is not the problem, it is that I need a vehicle that provides a bit more range than the LEAF is capable of.