Biden Administration to Relax Electric Vehicle Mandate

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10. Yes. After 2 miserable years, I dumped my Chevy Bolt EV for a Ford Escape PHEV, which I love.

You're right, most people do all their charging at home, but you can't always stay near home. I live in Southern California, where there are more charging stations than most places, but that still does not help with road trips. It is absolutely miserable having to plan your stops around where charging stations are rather than where you want to go. And then there is the hours it takes to fully charge, whereas a gas fillup only takes 5-10 minutes. Plus, more often than not, the charging station is occupied, or out of order. Then you're really fucked. The EV infrastructure is simply not adequate yet, nor is the charging technology. You should be able to get a full charge as fast as it takes to pump gas. We are years, if not decades, away from that.

My PHEV has a 37 mile electric range, which is more than adequate for my daily driving, and is conveniently taken care of with nightly charges in my garage. But now I can hit the road at the drop of hat, and drive it as a gasoline hybrid, like a Prius. Unlike my old EV, my PHEV allows me to go anywhere I want whenever I want, like hiking spots in the mountains, where there are no charging stations nearby. It is incredibly freeing, and a relief to have no range anxiety.