Arborbridge wrote:However, we must all ask, why should we put up with such restraints when we can be sure of motoring 220 miles to Devon and back without going anywhere near a fuel station, let alone worrying if the equipment is occupied or broken when I need to refuel (in the case of an EV possibly, actually probably, involving a detour).
Arb.
I quite agree. Why should I not be able to get into my car and fly to the south of France? After all they have been promising, and building prototype, flying cars for years. Then again in the 60's they built cars that floated so I should just be able to drive across the channel if they had proved popular.
Personally what I have done in the past is fly, then hire a car. I also didn't have to fuel the plane mid flight.
I have also hired a transit, rather than buy one, when I needed to transport loads of stuff.
Seriously absolutely nobody makes a small nippy town car that can transport horses, and a football team, and ford rivers etc.
My previous car was a people carrier, the current is a lot smaller. Now and again I notice the difference. Like squeeing through narrow gaps or trying to transport lots of people. I need to make a special trip or diversion to put fuel in the car, not so the guy who lives across the road.
BEV's are more range constrained than traditional cars, but is that really a desperate problem. You need to pick something that does 90% of what you want as 100% is not possible. Do you never fly or use a train? If you do, why are you not using the car?