Mercedes-Benz teases super-efficient EV with over 1,000km of range

Re:Mercedes-Benz teases super-efficient EV with over 1,000km... by emodendroket on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @09:28AM (#27972144)

The point here is not that we can’t find someone whose unusual usage pattern absolutely necessitates the range, or that we can’t think of occasional situations where it would be useful for the average person. What I want to challenge is the assumption that everyone needs a capability that most will infrequently avail themselves of.

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Re:Mercedes-Benz teases super-efficient EV with over 1,000km... by batter on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @11:54AM (#27973903)

Why this is unusual? If you're a parent weekend trips are pretty common, at least from what i can observe. And when i bought new car and initially it had way lower range this was quite anxiety for me, because i don't want to be looking for gas stations on my way, rather fill up before weekend and don't bother.

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Re:Mercedes-Benz teases super-efficient EV with over 1,000km... by jungturk on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @12:10PM (#27974115)

I think by "unusual" the parent post meant "atypical".

I'm a parent with weekend trips and the EV's fine, but if I were in a remote location with concerns about charging availability I'd definitely feel more range anxiety.

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Re:Mercedes-Benz teases super-efficient EV with over 1,000km... by dahfizz on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @09:37AM (#27972258)

> What I want to challenge is the assumption that everyone needs a capability that most will infrequently avail themselves of.

You are the only person asserting that. Nobody is saying that everyone should buy a long range EV. But there is a market of people who actually do need it, which is why they are being developed.

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Re:Mercedes-Benz teases super-efficient EV with over 1,000km... by emodendroket on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @09:39AM (#27972272)

Range anxiety is one of the top reasons people don’t want to buy electric cars! Are you kidding?

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Re:Mercedes-Benz teases super-efficient EV with over 1,000km... by 14 on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @09:43AM (#27972330)

I believe range is important for a lot of people because if they live somewhere like an apartment where they can’t charge easily or at all then they are going to have to go to a station somewhere. Very inconvenient if you have to do that everyday instead of once a week.

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Re:Mercedes-Benz teases super-efficient EV with over 1,000km... by avianlyric on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @09:49AM (#27972402)

I think we'll see this issues solved by on-street charging, at work charging, or at shop charging.

Here in the UK there are significant incentives for employers to put in car chargers, and councils in cities and towns are installing on street charging at a hell of a rate. In addition we now have big grocers providing free car charging in their car parks to provide a competitive advantage.

So in short, people may not be able to charge at home. But in the near future they'll be able to charge at every destination, so really won't need at-home charging any more (not to mention destination chargers are frequently used as loss-leaders and thus free to use). After all, what's the point of having a car if it's just gonna sit in your drive way 24/7.

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Re:Mercedes-Benz teases super-efficient EV with over 1,000km... by emodendroket on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @09:47AM (#27972381)

That’s a fair point — it would help drive adoption to get more apartment complexes to get charging stations set up, I imagine.

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