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Originally Posted by Red Bread
Since you can charge your car at home, why would you need as many stations as we have for gas stations? If I had a fuel dump at home, I'd use gas stations about three times a year.
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I am more concerned that if I am not diligent about charging every night, I could be left without enough remaining charge for my day. Sure, you use an electronic reminder, get in the habit, and it becomes second nature. But life can sometimes be unpredictable (and for that matter, occasional voluntary spontaneity builds character), and the time I forget is the time I am going to need to drive a couple hundred miles in one day for whatever reason. So it's not the fact that you can mitigate the need to charge away from home with some simple steps. It is the fact that those few times you might need to recharge, it could stop you dead in its tracks.
In fact, this is why a PHEV makes the most sense right now for a lot of people. You get the benefits of electric most of the time, but you have the ICE for those times when you really need more range without any delay in your day.