(12-05-2019, 11:09 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: I have an 8 mile round trip to work and would love to drive an EV. However, the cost of an additional car isn’t justifiable because I won’t give up my ICE vehicle in the event I need to drive extended distances.
Another concern of mine is range and AC operation in the summer time. Does the AC in an EV still operate when the car is at a stop, and how does it affect range?

Yes, the AC works whenever you want it to, you can even have it turn on when you're heading to your car so it's cool when you reach it. (If you drive a Tesla)

It does, also, reduce range, much the way using AC in an ICE vehicle also reduces range.

As for the rest, if you mean needing to drive 300+ miles in an emergency situation then that would be an annoyance with an EV since you would need to take a little longer to charge than to refuel with gas, but if it's not an emergency and you really think you don't want to put up with charging after every few hours on the highway then you can always rent a gas car or take mass transit.

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