Frank Purdy Investing in public transit is always smart, of course. But population is not dense enough to support public transit in most of the country, so there is a big role for EVs too. Our two-car family has only EVs. We charge both almost entirely at home. It's true that long trips are more challenging with an EV, but they are increasingly feasible. For example, max charge rate is only 50kW for our 2017 Bolt, vs. 260kW for our 2022 Hyundai Ioniq5.  With the latter, I have actually gotten 230kW on several occasions -- fast enough to add 200 miles of range in 15 minutes. Still not as fast as filling a gas tank, but acceptable as far as my family is concerned.

Frank Purdy Investing in public transit is always smart, of course. But population is not dense enough to support public transit in most of the country, so there is a big role for EVs too. Our two-car family has only EVs. We charge both almost entirely at home. It's true that long trips are more challenging with an EV, but they are increasingly feasible. For example, max charge rate is only 50kW for our 2017 Bolt, vs. 260kW for our 2022 Hyundai Ioniq5.  With the latter, I have actually gotten 230kW on several occasions -- fast enough to add 200 miles of range in 15 minutes. Still not as fast as filling a gas tank, but acceptable as far as my family is concerned.

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