After my thread last week about how solar works even in bad weather, here’s a few posts about how range anxiety is a Petrol/Diesel problem not an EV problem.
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I had to head down home to a funeral this morning. Looking at the charge I had I figured I could just about get there and back without needing to charge. There were chargers along the way if I was wrong.
aug 30, 2025, 2:30 pm • 2 0 • view
The car was actually telling me I wouldn’t make it, but that was based on my normal driving style. I figured taking it ever so slightly easier It would be fine. The great secret of driving at motorway speeds is that dropping 10km/h or so makes almost no difference to your journey time.
aug 30, 2025, 2:33 pm • 2 0 • view
As I was about to head back The car was predicting I’d make it with 4% to spare. That doesn’t sound a lot but it’s loads. I only use 15% for my typical 60km commute.
aug 30, 2025, 2:34 pm • 2 0 • view
This is why range anxiety isn’t an EV issue. I had precise numbers. Not just a low fuel light that could mean anything. I could directly see the impact of speeding up and slowing down.
aug 30, 2025, 2:35 pm • 2 0 • view
Nearing home the car is still showing I’ll arrive with 4%. After the drive down it figured out how I’m driving so it’s pretty accurate. But it wanted to take me a road I didn’t like. The road I do like saw me getting hiome with only 2% I did it anyway.
aug 30, 2025, 2:38 pm • 2 0 • view
When I arrived home. Sure enough I had 2% left. I’ve seen some claims that showing exact % causes range anxiety. That EVs should show if you’re roughly Full or Empty like ICE cars. I say no way. This level of precision is the antidote to anxiety.
aug 30, 2025, 2:41 pm • 2 0 • view
I’ve driven many Petrol and Diesel cars with the fuel light on. With the “predicted range” reading 0 for 10 or more KM. I’ve sat in traffic jams with the engine running on vapour. I’ve even freewheeled into petrol stations. And I’ve run out of fuel 2 or 3 times. That’s anxiety.
aug 30, 2025, 2:43 pm • 2 0 • view
In 6 years of driving an EV I’ve never run out. And never felt anxious.
aug 30, 2025, 2:44 pm • 2 0 • view
Love this thread! Thanks for posting! Having had a few performance cars most of them only made it ~230 miles before needing to refuel. I was going to the gas station all of the time! Switching to an EV 3 years ago I realize that range anxiety is something journalists like to write click bait about
aug 30, 2025, 2:52 pm • 2 0 • view
I did a thread last week on 24 hours with Solan Panels. bsky.app/profile/zx23...
aug 30, 2025, 5:15 pm • 2 0 • view
I’ve an MX-5 that does 300 miles comfortably. And when I take it easy I can push it to 350. The gauge drops faster for the second “half” than the first. I love cars. I love ICE engines. But the pretence that Range Anxiety is an EV problem is total crap.
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