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ABetterRoutePlanner is cool but in my experience extremely optimistic and doesn't include fallbacks for blocked/broken chargers.



I took a look at the site as well, and planned the DFW->LA trip I mentioned earlier in the thread. I was shocked at the number of stops required just to get to the Texas border. That's normally a full day, but now it is 2 days. It's just not viable yet for cross country. I'm not saying stop EVs. I'm just saying stop with moronic concepts of using something it's not designed for. A 300 mile range is plenty for 99% use cases. Solve for the low hanging fruit. Lower pollution in cities where it collects the most. Then, continue working on larger battery capacities for longer trips. Harping on the viability is of what we have now is good is just doing a disservice.




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