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Originally Posted by Eddien123
That's pretty bad range IMO. No EV has a range that's remotely competitive. Also, attach a trailer, load the car, drive it hard etc and the range plummets.
Making progress for sure but EVs are just not there yet. We're still a ways out. I admire companies for trying but it seems like we're shifting everything to EV and it's insanely premature but to each their own.
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The United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration said that the average person drove 14,263 miles per year in 2019. That's roughly 1,200 miles per month per driver or about 39 miles per day. Let's be conservative and say 50miles/day.
The i4 has a 11kW on board charging capacity. If a consumer has a level 2 charger at home equal or greater than 11kW then you can replenish your normal 50 miles within a few hours and definitely while you are asleep. Empty to full with 11kW takes ~9h.
Range anxiety for a daily driver can be near zero if a level 2 charger is available at home. An extra 50-100miles of range is nice but not necessarily required.