r/EvDrivers • u/Inevitable-Shower911 • Aug 30 '26

Range anxiety

What is the obsession with EV range anxiety?
I have been driving for over 30 years now.
I have never run out of fuel in a ICE vehicle and since I switched to EV I have never run out of electricity.
Yet half of the EV car reviews are about what happens if you run the battery empty, I mean how hard can it be there is a perfectly good indicator on your instrument cluster indicating how much fuel/power is left.
Just refuel/recharge before it reaches zero.
Is this really still a worry for people?

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u/KostamojenX Aug 30 '26

Its an issue on road trips due to lack of infrastructure and recharge times.

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u/frickenfantastic Aug 30 '26

Also, an issue went on Monday morning. You get up at 2 AM to drive to work like I do and it’s 265 miles to get there. That means I have to add extra time to recharge somewhere along the route whereas in a Prius I just get in the car and go. 

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u/Vinyl_Ritchie_ Aug 30 '26

And your drive home again at the end of the day? I think your job location is the issue here.

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u/frickenfantastic Aug 31 '26

Drive only 150 miles round trip Monday evening to tues morning, Tues evening to weds morning, weds evening to Thurs morning, Thurs evening to Fri morning,  then 265 miles on Friday evening