Yamahammer
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Of course taking an extended trip with an EV is very much different right now than driving an ICE vehicle! Anybody that dares to try drive an EV until the battery charge is nearly depleted and go against trip planning advice will eventually find themselves on the side of the road waiting for a tow, or if they make it to a charging station by chance in such a drained state the battery will take much longer to charge. As more chargers become available things will change a bit but the process will generally remain the same, fully depleting a battery currently is never recommended.
So trip planning, while still very important even with an ICE, is much more important for many reasons relative to todays battery tech and it's limitations. Here's a link to a route planner, that you can enter your own choice of vehicle and different factors to take a look at what a long trip in an EV generally looks like. Keep in mind that extreme temperatures either high or low definitely have an effect on the battery! Here you go...
https://abetterrouteplanner.com/classic/
So trip planning, while still very important even with an ICE, is much more important for many reasons relative to todays battery tech and it's limitations. Here's a link to a route planner, that you can enter your own choice of vehicle and different factors to take a look at what a long trip in an EV generally looks like. Keep in mind that extreme temperatures either high or low definitely have an effect on the battery! Here you go...
https://abetterrouteplanner.com/classic/
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