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Re:Elon Musk Confronts a Fateful Tweet and an ‘Excruciating’... by taneq on Friday August 17, 2018 @08:54AM (#17782415)
> What if energy density of batteries doesn't substantially improve and all electric vehicles continue to be unappealing to large chunks of the population due to range anxiety?

Why are people still saying this? Is 300 miles then 200+ mph recharge rates not enough for 90%+ of people 100% of the time, and the other 10% of people most of the time?

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Re:Elon Musk Confronts a Fateful Tweet and an ‘Excruciating’... by mattmaroon on Friday August 17, 2018 @09:05AM (#17782484)
The problem is most people have one car. 90% of the time isn't enough.

And for someone who doesn't live in one of the densest cities, it's nowhere near 90% of the time.

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Re:Elon Musk Confronts a Fateful Tweet and an ‘Excruciating’... by Isinlor on Friday August 17, 2018 @01:09PM (#17784292)
Tesla can drive more than most people can. People needs breaks and cars can charge when people do too. Therefore Tesla owners don't seem to have any issues with range in US. They just need dense enough grid of superchargers.
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Re:Elon Musk Confronts a Fateful Tweet and an ‘Excruciating’... by sokoloff on Friday August 17, 2018 @09:12AM (#17782536)
And most people's one car wasn't $50K+ new.
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