Are you still whining about your "range anxiety"?

[Pearce]

These gals drove from DC to San Francisco. In 1922. No GPS, no freeways, and not even very many gas stations (we have about 5 times the publicly accessible EV charging stations right now.). Think about THAT one.

Sponsored

 

[Bruboy]

We are a spoiled society sometimes

 

[kdonnel]

My range anxiety went away after about 3 months of driving my first EV. That is how long it took me to understand that I very rarely drive more than 100 miles a day and that the charging infrastructure while far from great, is good enough for the road trips I take.

 

[RickMachE]

Gals?

 

[Mustangor]

No range anxiety for me whatsoever. I'm perfectly fine with the 440km range of my MME RWD and the charging networks available here in France. "Range anxiety" is a concept promoted by EV detractors to deter using EV, but as soon as you start driving one, as long as you use the network and the various tools correctly, you realize there is no problem and driving an EV is the way of life !

 

[PharaohHound138]

I'm pretty sure range anxiety is just an EV hater construct

 

[Fremont Kid]

Supporting their significant accomplishment in 1922, roads were so bad and bridges so few that in 1919 the army Motor Transport Corps convoy took 61 days to travel from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco, and needed to build or repair many bridges along the way. From Wikipedia:

The 1919 Motor Transport Corps convoy was a "Truck Train"[23] of the US Army Motor Transport Corps that drove over 3,000 mi (4,800 km) from Washington, D.C. (departing July 7 and arriving September 6), to Oakland, California, and ferried to San Francisco.

Eisenhower was part of the convoy, which impressed upon him the need for better infrastructure which led him to propose the Interstate Highway system.

 

[lonndog]

When we got our 2010 Nissan Leaf in the summer of 2011 (only one Leaf was delivered in the US in 2010, just so they could say they did it), range anxiety was very real.

Took my then 9 year old son to a Padres game in the Leaf. On the way back, I was nervously watching the battery gauge. I got off the freeway one stop before I normally would, so I could drive slower. When we were on the offramp, the car said "Low battery warning".

My son bolted forward from the back seat and said "WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT!!!". I assured him (but not myself) that we would make it. And we did, without activating Turtle Mode. Phew!

No such worries with our Mach-E. ?

 

[Bruboy]

My range anxiety went away after about 3 months of driving my first EV. That is how long it took me to understand that I very rarely drive more than 100 miles a day and that the charging infrastructure while far from great, is good enough for the road trips I take.

Exactly. Seems like we are playing by the old 90/10 rule, were spending 90% of our time worrying about range, when we probably only travel longer distances 10% of our time.
I know that's not everyone's travel situation but I bet it's most.

 

[codatory]

My range anxiety went away after my first road trip. I drove 270 miles to the middle of nowhere, with no charging at my destination and no fast chargers within 40 miles. It was a complete non-issue, and even racing through a stop I couldn't myself handle all of my typical road trip stop tasks before the car was beyond the SOC required to continue.

To be fair, though, as someone who does a lot of road trips and cares about their health... My stops do tend to be longer than the bare minimum because I like to stretch my legs and have actual fresh food. 15-20 minutes every couple hours is pretty normal for me in my gas vehicles too.

 

[burritoman]

Not range anxiety for me, but there was an uncertainty factor in the back of my mind. I'd been in a Tesla for the past 5 years before switching to the Mach-E and was never really concerned with being able to find a SC within range. With the Mach-E, I'd yet to use a DCFC on the road, so when we went on a road trip over the weekend I wasn't sure what to expect with regard to ease of finding a fast charger. We didn't need to in this case since it was only 200 mi round trip. But CarPlay automatically routed me to a charger anyway and I thought I'd try it. It was an EV Connect charger at a Chevy dealer, so P&C didn't work. I signed up with EV Connect and charged it 10%. Now that I've done my first DC charge in the Mach-E, that uncertainty factor is no longer on my mind.

I also discovered I have really bad luck in taking first road trips in new cars. When I got the Tesla Model 3 my first road trip was to my sister's place, and I had to charge at a SC for the first time. On my way back home, a log fell off a truck going opposite direction and smashed directly into the fender. Took a few months to get a new fender ordered and replaced. And now with the Mach-E (with only 2000 mi on it) on the way back home from our trip this weekend, some idiot hadn't secured a plastic tub on their trailer and it fell off, I couldn't avoid it and smacked into it lower passenger side fender. Ugh. On the bright side, it didn't do much damage, mostly cosmetic.

 

[4sallypat]

Wait till colder weather arrives - then we hear them whining again!

 

[SonicBlue]

These gals drove from DC to San Francisco. In 1922. No GPS, no freeways, and not even very many gas stations (we have about 5 times the publicly accessible EV charging stations right now.). Think about THAT one.

I don’t think comparing modern EV road tripping to road tripping in the early 1900s is making the point you’re trying for…

“Guys, the next time you set out on an EV road trip through the Midwest, wondering if the DCFC you need will work or be available, just remember the sea captains of old, praying for favorable winds… and stop whining!”

 

[HuntingPudel]

Since I am old and out of shape, my range anxiety only happens on foot or on bicycle. Unless upland birds are involved. Then this canine can hunt all day. ??

 

[SonicBlue]

Exactly. Seems like we are playing by the old 90/10 rule, were spending 90% of our time worrying about range, when we probably only travel longer distances 10% of our time.
I know that's not everyone's travel situation but I bet it's most.

Indeed, I know that when I’m limping into Kansas City with my kids with less than 10% remaining, knowing that I’m now gonna have to find and sit at a charger for 45 minutes before proceeding to the in-laws… I just think to myself “well, this is only 10% of the time” and it makes everything magically better.

Sponsored