Dylan Smith wrote:
On 2012-12-31, wrote:
Well, not for cars - there are already all-electric cars with a 200 mile
range. With it being entirely normal for most households to have two or
more cars, it's entirely practical that one be electric in most instances,
since anything that demands cross-country driving can be done in the
other vehicle.

That is 200 miles on the highway with the windows up and no air conditioning.

The typical use pattern of a car is driving a few miles twice a day
and then sitting stationary for at least 14 hours in a driveway which
is more than enough hours to charge off a normal power socket. Even
with the windows down and the AC on full blast there's no issue with
range for the typical daily use of a car.

That isn't the typical pattern around here unless by "a few miles" you
mean 50 to 100 miles.

Perhaps you can point to a nation wide study that shows some national
average numbers?

With most households owning two or more cars, the other car can be used
for any cross-country journeys.

For most households, the second car is an old car or a utility vehicle
like a pickup.

Most people want to use the new car for trips.

The bottom line is that electric cars are NOT selling and likely will
not sell until the range goes up and the price comes down considerably.