Many people claim that range anxiety is a false claim. Maybe in certain areas it is. But the EV owner from Canada in the link above exemplifies the real world problems for much of the country.
After spending $115,000 on the Ford EV pickup, and then putting in a level 2 charger at home and at work for a combined total of $16,000 additional, he learned that recharging his vehicle on a simple trip from Winnipeg to Chicago was an epic fail.
"On the family’s first stop in Fargo, North Dakota, it took two hours and $56 to charge his vehicle from 10% to 90%. The charge was good for another 215 miles."
"On the second stop, in Albertville, Minnesota, the free charger was faulty and the phone number on the charging station was of no help, he said. The family drove to another charging station in Elk River, Minnesota, but the charger was faulty there as well."
With only 12 miles of range left on his EV due to faulty chargers, what next?
Tow the vehicle into the nearest Ford garage, rent a vehicle to complete their trip and then pickup the Ford on the way home.
Before this debacle there was another EV problem..
"Not long after the purchase, Bala got into a minor accident which, he said, required "light assembly" on the front bumper. Bala took the vehicle to the body shop and did not get it back for six months."
"The actual thing they promised is not even close. Not even 50%. And once you buy it, you're stuck with it and you have to carry huge losses to get rid of that. And nobody is there to help you."
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