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RE: After a year with an electric car...
Hi Zakarias, in my country the transition from combustion is at a very low rate, which i think is because of a wait and see approach and lack of charging stations I guess, but questions are how long can you travel on full charge, and what else do you switch on while driving, do you travel alone everyday and what is your weight and when this electric car is parked what is on standby power alarm etc.
Well, as I said, every car is not for everyone. My daily rutine is between 4 and 8 miles. the car runns 15 at best. So, for me the everyday chalange is not a problem. If i want to go for a longer ride, I have to plan carefully, or rent another car! its as easy as that really:)
Having an electric car changes somethings in your driving patterns, but most of the changes are good ones.
I would guess that it will run out of power on standby sooner or later, but I have never left it for more than 3 days and it has never been a problem for me. If you are calculating with a 50% loss in extreme cold wether you are still on the safeside of making it home.