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That's not the only meaningful statistic in deciding whether or not to buy an electric car.

What's the farthest the average person needs to drive in a given month? I bet it's more than the range of an electric car. That presents a problem.



Indeed, but for a technology to sell well, it doesn't need to work for everybody at once. There's a large number of people for whom EVs can work, but by the time that market is saturated, chances are that prices will have come down, battery capacity will have gone up, and fast charging stations will be more common.

Early cell phones didn't work for everybody either.


Totally agree.

Although it surely would have been a cool and useful toy, there are lots of good reasons I didn't buy a cell phone in the 80s.


I have to buy a new piece of furniture this month. There's no way it will fit in a sedan. Does that mean I need to buy a light truck, or is there another solution?


If you knew you were buying one every other week for the life of the sedan, then would you decide to buy a truck?


Thanks for the great and funny answer.


I would bet it's less, especially for people who live in small countries or in cities.




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