How Much Electric Car Range Do You Need?

There are a lot of great reasons to buy an electric car. The quiet, the low emissions, the feeling of being on the cutting edge of technology one gets from driving a Chevy Bolt or Tesla Model 3. Unfortunately, range anxiety — the fear of getting stranded due to a dead battery — is real for a lot of people. But fear not! You don’t have to buy an expensive Lucid Air to get over range anxiety if you’re making smart decisions about how you drive and know what charging is like in your area. Lauren McCay breaks it all down for you with three different scenarios that balance out how much range you want with how much you’ll really need.

Chapter Breaks:
00:00 Intro
0:59 Main Title
1:54 Range Reality Check
3:40 Short Range
4:55 Medium Range
6:11 Long Range
6:54 Conclusion

#electriccarrange; #evrange, #longrangeev

[kyliefan]

Good video!!! Need to give this to newbies before they buy their EV and complain on Facebook that their Bolt EV doesn’t get 260 miles in the dead of winter!!

[cesartrujillo]

As a longtime EV driver, I think this video is helpful and can be enticing for some people Who don’t have much experience yet with electric vehicles. It’s a great idea for a person to understand what kind of driving they do and Mike do in order to make sure they purchase the right electric vehicle. I think this video oversimplifies an issue that needs to be addressed as we get more used electric vehicles in the market. Quoting a used vehicles as gnu range for a used vehicle is very disingenuous. Range loss with age and battery charging habits can make a big difference in a used vehicles utility. The average mid to long range electric vehicle should have plenty of range for anyone even frequent road trip users especially as more charging stations come online, some low range vehicles however are not great as a used vehicle for certain markets. Used Nissan leafs used to go for around $5000. One of the reasons they were so cheap was because the battery degradation could be severe. Most electric vehicles have liquid cooled batteries that should last a very long time, but if you live in an area that has extreme weather, then your mileage reduction may be too great to ignore. I don’t think this Hass to be a very complicated situation but we need to make sure that the right EV goes into the right hands so people don’t get turned off by making the wrong choice and switching back to gasoline anyone buying a gnu used electric vehicle should have a serious conversation, with someone who has lived with an electric vehicle for a while, and especially someone who has lived with that specific electric vehicle for a while. It’s funny that the used model three listed in the video was shown at a higher price than you can buy a new one right now. Tesla changes their prices all the time, but so do other vehicle manufacturers and getting a deal on a vehicle may not be as big of a deal, as you think, if you don’t know what you’re doing if you live in the right climate, you might need a range as little as 50 miles because you can charge up every night to an acceptable percentage. But if you are having to charge to 100% for your daily driving, then your EV battery may degrade faster than you are anticipating. There is a great YouTube channel called state of charge with Tom Mologny. His videos can be a little long, but he is thorough and luckily easy on the eyes. I suggest anyone interested in a specific model to look at his videos for that model. Unfortunately, he has mostly focused on new vehicles and how long it takes to charge each one I have a feeling he will probably start branching into the used vehicle market so we can help keep more used electric vehicles on the road. Given a vehicle with, a severely reduced range is probably still perfect for someone.

[Kimbrough]

I love the prices for those used cars. I’m buying a Tesla model three today. 😂

[rickeybarnes]

I enjoyed your presentation. Great review 😊

[ZenithE]

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The Light Flash IS confirmation
Please let us sleep and CLICK FOB
ONCE FOR LIGHT FLASH
NOT TWICE FOR FOR UNNECESSARY
HORN HONK NOISE. Thank you.

[andersonnettleship]

What about those who drive and actually work with their pickups?
BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) range under heavy loads like towing is drastically reduced and that’s been demonstrated by several real world tests with light loads (6, 000 lbs). My gooseneck flatbed 29’ long with 2 10, 000 lb axles weighs around 6, 300 lbs empty and with 17 4X5 bales of hay easily exceededs 23, 000 lbs. currently none of the electric pickups made have the capacity for this kind of load or more (eventually they will be produced). But with current technology what would the range under load be? My guess would be under 100 miles which a battery that could normally go 500 miles. To get anything approaching 250 miles loaded the batteries would be so heavy that the useful load would be pathetic.
The answer for heavy use and long distance driving is an Onboard Range Extender.
RAM Trucks is heading in the right direction with their soon to be released REV (Range Extended Electric Vehicle) but instead of using a small ICE driven generator they need to look into using a Microturbine Generator (MTG) as the range extender.
MTGs are already available in many different sizes and do not require any exhaust gas treatment or regular scheduled maintenance, they are also “Greener” than electricity from the power grid in most cases. There are many other benefits and the technology is scalable and could also be used in Agricultural and Heavy Equipment.

[Bonnie-wgrd]

Not enough colbot in the world for the number of people that currently drive cars on earth, unless the population drastically reduces and we have 15 min walkable cities to cut back on car use, that sure sounds familiar

[PluginDuo]

Good video, but why compare a used Leaf for 28k vs 34k used Bolt vs a Model 3 dual motor, long range? A used Model 3 Rwd can be had starting in the low to mid 30's. Also, the model 3 now starts at 43k. Lastly, don't forget about EV tax credits (yes, the used Bolt, Leaf, and M3 could quality for a partial credit potentially), Don't forget about supercharger network when taking a road trip!

[jimfrye]

In a time when most people have less patience than ever, I think we are all kidding ourselves. we are heading for a transportation disaster.

[dishdundee]

Range shouldn’t be at a cost especially when a combustion engine can get up to 600 miles and filled up less than 5 minutes! Majority of Americans like to travel long distances! Anything less than 300 is pathetic

[JohnWickstyle]

I need range of the 10-11 hours drive, non-stop.

[Rockribbedman]

California is planning on banning charging at night and on summer days

[dangardner]

Farley needs to step down, Ford needs new leadership. Farley keeps pointing fingers at dealers but Ford is the one that keeps raising prices by thousands. Farley talks out of both sides of his mouth. If he wants to be Tesla go to work for them but they probably don't want him either. Farley is sending customers to the he other makes. Save Ford and let a true leader take over

[timashley]

Nobody is gonna buy electric Dodge muscle cars. I know I wouldn’t.

[gsxellence]

Gurl bye, ev's can kick rocks.

Who's going to pay $140k for more range.

People who travel for work don't have time to waste charging for 3hrs-1wk.

Plus, none of you all consider traffic accidents, congestion/workzones, or situations where it's too hot or too cold that can affect the mileage range.


So even though the EV may say you have 120 mi until empty and your commute is only 90 mi away that isn't guarantee you that full range if you're going up and down hills, you have to worry about heating and cooling the vehicle of course you're also using your accessories that you're either playing the music, charging other devices along with using the wipers and headlights, let alone the load capacity.

A prime example of that is a Ford F-150 lightning and just hooking up an empty trailer to it.

Also you at the map out your destination for charging stations just in case; what if your route has a detour has 20 and 30 mi away of your destination or even to the next charging station think about it.

Those home charges can be dangerous if not installed properly.

Hybrids are that way to go.

[jj]

So I drive 185 miles a week, so x3, a little over 500 great!

[roccodifranco]

Electric cars are going to be a complete disaster, and they are dirtier than gas cars, don’t be a fool 😢