Fear Mongering About Range Anxiety Has To Stop — CT Governor Calls Out EV Opponents::Several state governors are fighting fear mongering as they attempt to reduce transportation emissions in their states.

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    106 months ago

    Because then car companies have to maintain two systems and the complexity increases. I’m very happy with my plug-in hybrid. I’m running 100% electric in my day-to-day driving and on longer trips the amount of gas used varies. If I’m careful then I can go a year without a trip to the gas station. I wish more companies went this route, but they want to keep their profit margins up. I’m just waiting for the flood of cheap EVs that will eventually come in when more and more companies enter the market. Chinese EV companies are looking to enter other markets and this should drive prices down, but legislators are proposing tariffs to keep prices up.

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      76 months ago

      Does the unused gas not cause problems after that long, or is the moving vehicle enough to keep it happy?

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        106 months ago

        I drive a chevy volt which includes measures that protect against that, including burning off gas if it’s been too long. In fact, I could’ve gone more than a year without a trip to the gas station, but the limit for gas to sit in the tank is about a year.