Range anxiety is probably the only limiting factor for EVs to fully win over the oil guzzling cars. If we could use an EV with a range of about 200 KM as a daily driver with the ability to easily add on extra battery packs for the long trips, it should solve the problem nicely. Cheaper, and lighter daily driver with the flexibility to add juice when necessary.
If such new battery tech makes it possible to deliver high capacity batteries with smaller lifecycles, they'd make great add on batteries. Imagine if there was a standard way to say place an extra battery pack in the trunk or the front trunk for the long trips to give an additional 400 KM range!
For now, if I buy an electric car, I should simply account to pay for a rental gas car for those road trips for the sake of convenience. I'm sure many people do road trips with 45 min breaks every three hours or so, and not be anxious about availability of charging slots or even a functional charging point, but it is not for everyone.
> Imagine if there was a standard way to say place an extra battery pack in the trunk or the front trunk for the long trips to give an additional 400 KM range
Unfortunately, the long trips are often the trips where you really want the full luggage capacity.
> range anxiety is probably the only limiting factor for EVs to fully win over the oil guzzling cars
For myself it's living in a 1st floor apartment, with price being secondary, and maybe concerns over the charging network in the UK at the fringes being third. I don't think range would be a big concern.
If such new battery tech makes it possible to deliver high capacity batteries with smaller lifecycles, they'd make great add on batteries. Imagine if there was a standard way to say place an extra battery pack in the trunk or the front trunk for the long trips to give an additional 400 KM range!
For now, if I buy an electric car, I should simply account to pay for a rental gas car for those road trips for the sake of convenience. I'm sure many people do road trips with 45 min breaks every three hours or so, and not be anxious about availability of charging slots or even a functional charging point, but it is not for everyone.