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Originally Posted by glend
Do you own an electric car, or plan to buy one in the next couple of years?
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No chance. No drivers licence, and I've not driven a car since July 1995.
The only way I'd get to ride in an EV is if one was a taxi.
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Can it function as your only vehicle, given the limited range?
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With how short their range is, right off the bat, would an EV be able to be used as a taxi, considering how many KM they do every day?
With how short battery life is, and how heavy a daily workload a taxi has to do, could you see a taxi EV managing even half the distance it could do new, 5 years after purchase?
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Originally Posted by xelasnave
Doing the Tabby trip probably would take a while.
I like the idea but range could be an issue.
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Range new is less of an issue, than range 5 years after purchase. Battery degradation from simple age.
Everyone is whinging about short range when new. Some folks are grumbling about battery lifespans.
I don't think many folks are attempting to tie those two together to try to look at what will happen years after purchase. Shorter and shorter distances that their EV will be able to do. Now map that onto Australian inter-capital distances. Not going to work long term, without a new battery that doesn't degrade over time.
For the foreseeable future, at least, long distance driving will remain the preserve of ICE.