On 13 May 2016 at 6:31, dovepa via EV wrote: > They are trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist.
Most of us on the EVDL have been saying this for years -- that 100 miles of range is plenty for almost anyone. It's true, but outside of EV hobbyists, hardly anyone believes it. The public perception is that they need range close to what they get on a tankful of gasoline now. We know that "range anxiety" is a myth. But "journalists" keep hammering at it, and the public buys it. So to them, it's real. We can educate these folks until we drop from exhaustion and it won't change more than a couple of their minds. We can even have them track their weekly mileage. It makes no difference. Vehicle buyers demand long range, just in case they ever need it. It's the same attitude that makes people buy huge pickup trucks and drive their clunky, awkward 18-mpg beasts year in and year out, even if they only haul something big once a year (or less). Perception is reality. It doesn't pay to fight it. What does pay is asking people who actually buy vehicles what they need, listening to them, and then building and offering for sale an EV that meets those perceived requirements and needs, whether they're real needs or not. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
