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I have a hybrid, basically get 30 miles on a charge. It’s frankly perfect!

To put it simply, there are two types of modes I drive - short & in town or long (100+ mile round trip).

There is absolutely zero chance I’ll be using an EV to drive over 100 miles as there’s a risk I get stuck for hours or even need a tow.

For in town trips, 20-30 miles is more than fine and I never even switch to gas. There’s very little trips in between.

Tesla holds a decent spot for suburban regions where you drive 10-120 miles round trip. Arguably that’s probably fine for half of America. Particularly, if you have two cars (one gas, one electric) as most households with EVs do.




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