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Why EV drivers SHOULD have range anxiety:
Half of electric cars fall short on their
official range by as much as 50 miles
- here are the vehicles with the best
and worst

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Posted By: Imright, 12/15/2023 7:02:16 PM

Bad news for EV owners with range anxiety - a half of electric cars go don't even go as far as makers claim. A real-world test of 22 of the most popular electric cars has found that 10 fell short of their advertised range. The biggest difference between quoted and actual ranges was observed in a 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Lariat Extended Range, which starts at around $70,000. It ran out of juice after covering 270 highway miles, 50 miles less than the EPA 320-mile estimate, according to a test by Consumer Reports. When a manufacturer sells an electric car in the US, the range it advertises is overseen by

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Reply 1 - Posted by: DVC 12/15/2023 7:14:12 PM (No. 1618206)
Anyone shocked by this hasn't been paying any attention. Probably worse than this article says, too.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Quigley 12/15/2023 7:31:28 PM (No. 1618226)
Assuming it’s not too hot, not too cold, no hills, no headwind, nobody in the vehicle, no gravel on the road, no radio no ac no nothing. You can take a hand crank generator with you to charge it. But don’t breath while cranking.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: kono 12/15/2023 7:35:51 PM (No. 1618232)
Will try to find article on source. Link in this post points to the Lcom page for submitting articles...
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Reply 4 - Posted by: mean Gene 12/15/2023 7:43:30 PM (No. 1618240)
Do snowy areas still use SALT to control snow on roads? If they do, how many ev fires does this cause?
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Dodge Boy 12/15/2023 7:50:02 PM (No. 1618245)
Nothing to see here. My household will never own a battery-powered car. Not in my state of really big spaces.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: kono 12/15/2023 7:52:08 PM (No. 1618248)
Actual link to article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-12868565/half-evs-range-vehicles-best-worst.html It may come as no surprise that Mercedes and BMW had all of the best 5 slots.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: bighambone 12/15/2023 8:41:58 PM (No. 1618274)
You would have to be an idiot to travel on the Western USA Interstate Highways or backroads for long distances during inclement and cold winter weather in an EV.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: snowoutlaw 12/15/2023 8:54:04 PM (No. 1618289)
I am not a EV fan but to be honest ICE cars MPG estimates are not perfect either. I remember when they first starting posting MPG (in the 70s?) there was a lot of issues with the numbers. These Consumer Reports tests seem fairly equal and fair but no idea how the official range is determined, is there a standard or is it left to the manufacture? I bet if you drive the Lightening at 55MPH on a flat road the Ford will preform as advertised.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Muguy 12/16/2023 7:16:05 AM (No. 1618469)
In my father's later years he dealt with COPD and couldn't seem to get enough oxygen, so he went through a process of sleeping with oxygen therapy, to wearing his canula all the time, to finally becoming a recluse never going out of the house for FEAR of being away from his oxygen. He on his last birthday he wanted to beef enchiladas at his favorite restaurant, but from the minute we sat down, he had a desperate FEAR that his oxygen tank would run out and he wouldn't be able to breath, having little to no faith that the large oxygen tank on wheels would not last. The EXTREMELY limited range of totally electric vehicles is like this! Living in Texas, travel is often determined not by how many miles the drive is, but by HOW LONG the drive is. Hybrid cars do not have this limitation--
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Reply 10 - Posted by: enemyofthestate 12/16/2023 12:49:01 PM (No. 1618664)
My 30-something nephew, who is into cars, bought a Tesla and sold it after a year. All I need to know.
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