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Originally Posted by Chris

No, it really isn't - not once you get the car's maximum range north of 600 miles (which is quite achievable if current research into lithium and calcium pays off - Tesla's best performing vehicles can already go well over 300). Who actually drives anywhere near that distance in a day? An electric car leaves home with a full tank every morning because it always charges overnight. You could do an insane 400 mile day trip and still have enough left to do an additional 200 miles if you get that call. In those circumstances the car wouldn't be the issue, it would be driver fatigue.

Of course it's not so much of an issue for people with convenient off road parking but what do households where there is no facility for off road parking do overnight and those households with multiple vehicles? There are countless streets across the country where residents can't even park on the street outside their houses. How/when/where do they charge their cars? I'd agree range is a big factor but that is reduced significantly by the manner in which the vehicle is driven and the use of such facilities as aircon and heating.