On Mon, 8 Feb 2021 16:30:27 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2021-02-08 3:18 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 2/8/2021 11:27 AM, wrote:
>
>>
>> Get back to me in 20 years.* I need at least 800 to 900 miles on a
>> charge using either AC or heat.* 400 miles on a 10 minute charge would
>> work. I have to stop that often now for gas.
>
> A guy in our kayak club went on a trip from his house down here in
> Niagara up to North Bay, 425 km. He got as far as Huntsville, about
> 300km, because he knew he could not make it all the way, and there was
> no sure place to recharge before his destination. Then he had to make a
> stop on his return trip. An ICE powered car would have made it all the
> way on a tank of gas, saving the time of having to stopping for a time
> consuming recharge.

The UK is encouraging the change to EVs by eliminating the high "purchase
tax" on more expensive cars and also eliminating the annual road tax (= our
annual licence fee).