Re: Range & Time for a FULL charge
"You must have a bladder like a camel, I can't drive for 7hrs non stop."
For some reason it always seems to need pointing out in these discussions, but there's a very big different between stopping occasionally for a five minute toilet break, and being forced to stop for an hour or more just so the car doesn't grind to a halt. That's especially true when the former doesn't need any more facilities than a layby with a convenient bush any time you fancy it, while the latter requires scheduling your stop only at a place with the required chargers at a time the car demands.
Electric cars have a lot going for them, but they are simply not yet equal to traditional engines when it comes to long journeys, and it really doesn't make sense to argue otherwise. Yes, a lot of people don't need to make such journeys so electric cars may be more suitable for many people than they might think. But for those who do, trying to equate occasional short toilet breaks with regular lengthy fuelling stops is just ridiculous.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
