Holy Diver

The new fear: Electric car 'range anxiety' - CNN.com

Talk about a "Planted Article"

This is the biggest pile of crap since restless leg syndrome was introduced by big pharma.

Wolfpack

Uh, how is this a load of crap? I think that anyone buying a car would consider the car's range as a MAJOR factor in their decision making process. I know I will never buy a car that can only travel 100 miles round trip.

Harry Boy

Imagine rich democrats riding around in these things.

Imagine Patches Kenndy driving around Drunk in one of them.......

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PatriotsReign

Like you, I was very, VERY suspect of "restless leg syndrome" and I was joking about it when somone got pissed and told me, "don't joke about things you don't understand. I didn't sleep for years until that medication came out"

Whatever....it's prolly something else that make people's legs restless. But now I know I could be wrong.

Holy Diver

Are you afraid of your gas cars range at this point? Is it a fear of yours?

who the fukc is afraid of a cars range and the anxiety it might create....WTF?

all cars could run out of fuel at any time, most people have run out of gas, but "Range Anxiety" has never been a problem....nor a real fear.

Holy Diver

I thought you drove a Lambo?

Wolfpack

Uh, call me crazy, but no I am not afraid of my gas car's range. You see, those of us who reside in the adult world know of these things called GAS STATIONS all over the place whereby we may refuel our cars at our convenience and in less than 5 minutes.
I would think any adult who actually owns a car with a range of fewer than 100 miles would be concerned with it.

Oh, and please adhere to forum rules. Deliberately circumventing the langugage filter is a violation.
Little child, do you actually drive cars? Newsflash: A gasoline powered automobile does not "run out of fuel at any time." There is a very easy way to monitor when your car will run out of fuel. I know I get 400 miles per full tank, and to make things even easier for the simpletons who think their cars can "run out of fuel at any time," there is even a little light that comes on to warn me when I have about 50 miles remaining.
I guess I associate with a smarter group of people than you because I have driven about 600,000 miles in my life (yes I am serious) and I have never once run out of gas. It's a pretty idiot-proof system, but I guess you've proven that the engineers still have work to do to make it even more idiot-proof.

Wolfpack

I drive the Lambo on Tuesdays or whenever I have a date with a girl who appeared in at least 2 out of the following 3: Victoria's Secret catalog, Maxim Magazine and Playboy. But it's got a 26 gallon gas tank, so I am able to get more than 100 miles per fill-up.

Real World

This is one of the biggest problems with electric vehicles, their range, and how to charge them. Imagine you get "approximately" 100 miles on a full charge. Well, my commute to work is 13 miles each way. What you also have to factor in is the conditions where you get that 100 miles. Hot or cold weather can affect that. Road conditions being wet, or icy maybe. How about traffic, or city driving versus highway. All the stops and goes of traffic lights, stop signs, and bumper to bumper traffic, could mean my 26 mile round trip, is actually akin to 50 or 60 to the car's battery. Who knows. It might be worse than that. How about if I need to stop somewhere, or drive to someone's house during, or after work. The point is, 100 might not always be 100, and road conditions aren't always predictable. Who wants to drive around never knowing if they'll make it? Imagine being stuck on 93 North in January, cuz your battery died? 100 miles simply isn't enough for most people.

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Wolfpack

Boy, that would sure make the commuters happy. I can just hear traffic-on-the-threes now: "And travelling north of the city on I-93, there's a 45 minute delay because some dumbnut's electric car ran out of juice..."