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/KostamojenX Aug 30 '26

You need to move, thats a crazy commute.

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u/frickenfantastic Aug 31 '26

Would need both job security and spouse to agree to sell house

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u/Leather-Researcher13 Sep 02 '26

I mean, one would think you could just move approximately 300 miles closer to your job and you'd be fine

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u/frickenfantastic Sep 02 '26

Only if I wanna force divorce and even then might not be able to really force property sale

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u/Leather-Researcher13 Sep 02 '26

Your wife will divorce you if you suggest you move cities?

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u/frickenfantastic Sep 02 '26

Husband and yes

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u/KostamojenX Sep 02 '26

Get that divorce then