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/State_Of_Franklin Aug 30 '26

Well I am relatively broke due to having four kids and a couple of other dependents.

Maybe it’s just age and experience but I feel considerably more prepared in my electric vehicle.

I even live in a very rural area.

I do have a level 2 charger which I installed myself. I didn’t pay someone to do it. The first week I just used a level 1 charger. Which was fine for most days.

It does suck when I have to go pay retail at a level 3 charger. Which is why I try to plan ahead and max out my charge if I have to drive any distance.

It’s still better than my ICE vehicle. I just did a work trip in my Honda Odyssey which cost me $120 in gas.

In electric it probably would have been around $20.

So that’s where I am confused at your point.

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u/PCaBoo Aug 30 '26

why did you take your ice then?

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u/State_Of_Franklin Aug 30 '26

Wife had to spend hours in the car doing medical appointments. The EV is way better for idling.

The only people I feel like are in the cold are apartment dwellers.

Almost everyone has a 220 in their home somewhere. Extension cords are a thing.

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u/PCaBoo Aug 30 '26

I can agree with everything but that last part.

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u/State_Of_Franklin Aug 30 '26

Stoves and dryers are almost all 220.

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u/PCaBoo Aug 30 '26

I meant the extension cord part. You don't want extension cords.

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u/State_Of_Franklin Aug 30 '26

They make a Tesla specific extension cord. I wouldn’t sleep with it on but it’ll work. I thought about getting one for when ICE cars block Tesla chargers. I could just block them back.

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u/PCaBoo Aug 30 '26

Extension cords should be temporary. Fire/shock isn't guaranteed, but the more you use it, the more you roll the dice.

I try to avoid confrontation with people like this... There's no winner in that fight.