To the editor:
On average, electric cars cost around $50,000. Every eight years you have to replace the battery for eight years, costing around $8,000. The range is approximately 350 miles. Every year you own the car, the range goes down an average of eight percent every 8-10 years, whether you drive them or not. A fast charger will cost you around $4-5,000 more. You can charge by 120-volt power, but that will make you sit for eight hours.
That is why I say electric cars are OK if you live in a city, but in rural areas, it does not meet the needs of that population. This might change with longer-range batteries, but you cannot count on that.
The reason I say this is if you need to go to, for example, Sioux Falls on a cold Minnesota winter, your range drops. With the battery losing range and wanting to do shopping while you are there, without a fast-charging station you have to book a night at a hotel.
Currently, it is doubtful they will let you plug into the room’s 120-volt outlet.
Paul Vanmeveren
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