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Originally Posted by hotlap

Agreed. In this case the poll asked if people thought BEVs are practical. I can see, and believe, why the majority would say no based on range anxiety.

BEV as a commuter vehicle that gets plugged in every night versus driving the family to the cabin up north or to Florida in the spring. The two later activities are very normal for people in SE Wisconsin ...where I live. Even Chicago people head to northern WI on weekends.

The poll I was referring to also asked about practicality and the responses were over 65% in favor. Again, where when and who are variables.

As far as the ability to travel beyond the vehicle range, Tesla has already proven that to be a manageable issue. The 500,000 public charging stations the Biden Administration is trying to get installed will go a long way towards managing it for non-Tesla vehicles. Most people who own an electric vehicle will only use public fast chargers on trips that exceed the daily range of their vehicle. Since most new BEVs come to market with a range of 250 - 400 miles (500+ for the Lucid Air) that would be the only time people who own BEVs need public charging. For most people currently considering buying BEVs, there will be an additional vehicle in the household. That's been the case for years, but here's the switch... More and more, polling data indicates that the new BEV will be the PRIMARY vehicle in the household and the ICE vehicle(s) in the household will be for specialty use...like long trips. Actually, my household resembles that remark. My wife has been driving Chevrolet Volt since 2012. Even though the Volt is perfectly capable of making long trips, we've always had an ICE car for making long trips. Her next vehicle will be either a Lyriq or a Mach E. Same rules will apply until we know there are sufficient fast chargers on the routes we plan to take.

I apologize if I come off as a know-it-all on this topic, but I literally spend hours every day in the middle of data and press releases on the topic. The team I run are consultants on all things automotive, and at this moment in time, a good portion of our time is spent consulting on the electrification landscape.