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• kameecoding@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I mean, it could be part of the job they do, whatever, but people vastly overestimate what they actually need from a vehicle.

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  • aesthelete@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    If my commute distance was as long as some of these people claim, I’d do any number of things to change that.

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    • kameecoding@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      there is stuff other than commute, for example a friend of mine works as a mechanic for agricultural machinery.

      so there are days where he goes 400km one way to go do repairs on a piece of equipment.

      Of course he is an exception to the rule just wanted to point out that there are jobs where you actually have to drive more than a BEVs range in a day.

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      • aesthelete@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Sure, it’s the long tail, but everyone pretends they’re in the tip of it.

        I think there’s something else behind it honestly. People have grown used to not planning and making long drives randomly and don’t want to have to plan before making a Louis and Clark length voyage now even if it’s pivotal because of climate collapse.

        I don’t think the average American has moved very far from being aghast at Jimmy Carter’s suggestion that they wear a sweater when heating prices were high.

        We’re spoiled babies and we don’t intend to change, even if it means the end of all things.

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