On 13/08/2013 11:15, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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Matty F wrote:
I'd just like to make the point that any electric car that does not have
an alternative means of propulsion once the battery is flat, is
particularly stupid and so were the designers. Unless of course it has a
range of many hundreds of miles.

That's a bit extreme. A conventional car can run out of fuel too. And has
no alternative means of propulsion. Other than pushing it.

Simply carrying a can of petrol will do. Even if you've not got one, you
can carry a can from the nearest petrol station or someone can bring you
one. An electric car would still be going nowhere under its own power.

The actual range makes no difference to this either - for some a *genuine*
range of 50 miles might be plenty - others might need a great deal more.

That range of 50 would indeed cover a lot of normal useages, but isn't
much good when you've just got home with an almost flat battery and
unexpectedly need to nip out for something or someone. Again a petrol
car can fill up with minimal delay or even just chance it, knowing that
they've got a spare can in the boot.

SteveW