Comment on BYD Reveals the ‘World’s Longest-Range EV’ as American Auto Industry Struggles to Keep Pace

• daychilde@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I mean, that’s still pretty darn impressive.

  For better or worse, it’s one of those sticking points keeping many away from electric. I was like that several years ago, but I’ve noticed my driving patterns since then. I can’t do electric because I can’t afford a new car and even worse I’m an apartment dweller, so there’s no infrastructure. But if I could, I absolutely would get a vehicle. Long as it had a couple hundred miles of range, that’s all I need (we have a second car anyway, so if we needed longer trips, we’re covered). And less battery means moving less mass means even cheaper to run.

  But my dad went looking a few years ago and ended up with a gas car again - because they do take trips and drive sometimes, and so the idea of having to recharge, even on infrequent trips, was a sticking point. But with 500 miles of range, it’s getting to the point where that’s getting close to a day’s comfortable driving for a lot of people, and if you can charge overnight, then it becomes enough for trips and it helps eliminate the range anxiety.

  I think once people start transitioning over to electric, their second vehicle might have less range…

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  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I mean, that’s still pretty darn impressive.

    Is it? 122 KWhr battery -they are just piling in more batteries, which means a huge waste on energy and money on carrying around battery packs.

    Who drives 500 eagles without stopping?

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    • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I mean they can just fly out the window

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