Perhaps the one thing about my Nissan EV where I must face reality with is the planning. In theory, my car can go 210 miles without changing. This means I have a maximum round trip range of 105 miles. That is, I must be able to return from wherever I go.

Moreover we are talking idealism. The actual range is determined by a wide variety of things. Personally, I get a little uncomfortable going more than 60 miles from home. This gives me quite a margin.

I might feel comfortable going further if I have a good generator in my trunk. Even then, I should be willing to wait a while for the recharge. Alternately, I probably should carry a good long extension cord.

Looking back on it, I think any EV with a range of less than 300 miles is not going to work well as a primary transportation unless you’re retired like me.

Moreover, I hate to break it to the going green gang, but, until EVs are built with a true 350 range, the internal combustion auto is here to stay. No one is going to like to make a 2 day trip out of 300 mile trip.