eli5 Why are electric vehicles becoming standard when they have low range?

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I’m asking this without bias. Just genuine curiosity. Cause I don’t understand (hence eli5 lol). Why are they being pushed right now when it’s known that almost all EVs have ranges that are quite low? Compared to the amount of miles one may get with a full tank of gas that is.

Surely they would focus more on increasing the amount of range per charge to match what you can get in terms of gas in a newer gas powered car (closer to 500). Instead of setting laws in place to phase gas out before electric is even fully developed.

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I think your assumptions are wrong. I have a 22 model y. I get about 300 miles. If I do need to charge it takes about 15 minutes. That’s enough time for a quick bathroom break.

That being said it is very very rare I need to drive 300 miles straight but if I did there are sooooooo many chargers in our state (Colorado) that it doesn’t really matter.

Edit: one more thing to add. I used to have a keep grand Cherokee. I have a longer range in the Tesla than I did in my jeep. I loved that car but I can go further in the Tesla.

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