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314 miles range to "experience nature" feels very problematic.

I immediately had to think about the movie "Into the wild".

Yea ~300 miles isn't that much, especially since the range drops while driving uphill.

I believe they are planning a charging network at popular trails and remote locations. This seems like its gonna take atleast 5yrs if not more to become reliable enough to not have range anxiety.

Range drops while driving uphill, when in cold weather, and when using juice for heating. Winter driving is one of the unspoken issues with EVs.

TBH my diesel VW bus also has ~25% less range in the winter (especially when doing mostly short trips) and burns fuel like there's no tomorrow when driving uphill.

But you can refuel it in minutes, and easily carry extra diesel in jerrycans.

By the same token it recharges when going downhill.

It's still a net negative; there's no perpetual machine inside. Regen braking can only do so much. And if you're towing you're even in worse shape with battery life.

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