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[metroshot]

I maintain that for -most- EV owners, max range isn't that important of a metric assuming that you charge at home with a level-2 (240) outlet AND 90% of your travel is local. If so, anything with a useable daily range of 200ish is more that adequate to eliminate any range anxiety. We've had at least one EV in our stable for about 3 years now (2 Bolts and an Ioniq 6) and have NEVER driven more than say 170 miles or so in a single day, and if we ever did, there's enough level-3 chargers around town to top off in any rare instance when we might need a little extra juice (never happened yet).

If extra range was as easy as making a gas tank larger, then sure.. go for it. Since adding an extra 100 miles or so of range is a VERY expensive option (more battery, more weight, larger suspension, brakes, tires, wheels, etc). I am fine with ANY base mode EV that returns 200+ miles (which probably means a spec for 250 assuming loss of range in winter).

A much more meaningful metric is miles/kWh, and I would hope that Ford finds a way to get the Fathom up to 4+ since they're claiming it to be super aerodynamic.

The more important metric for road tripping is level-3 maximum charging power, in kW, as well as the charging curve. Ideally the Fathom will have at least a 150kW level 3 and a decent flat charge curve.

I've said it before, once you own a reasonable-range EV, and you can re-charge every night at home, you find that "size doesn't matter"

100% agree - 200 mile range is more than adequate once EV newcomers overcome range anxiety....

 

[Garbone]

100% agree - 200 mile range is more than adequate once EV newcomers overcome range anxiety....

All good until you decide to take your truck camping in Wyoming and South Dakota.

Recent experience with my small pack MachE makes me think my truck will need more range than 235 miles. Sure puckering at 5 under the limit with no AC and getting to the next charger at 6 % is a hoot but I think I will pass if possible.

Forget going up that way in the winter unless you have a team of sled dogs to pull you between chargers.

 

[Snakebitten]

Low Range EV's are definitely iffy if they are a 1 vehicle fleet.
But even those folks who make that 1 scary trip once or twice a year can factor in a rental van/truck/SUV, and not deny themselves the enjoyment of EV ownership the other 50 weeks per year.

Of course if the family fleet has more than one vehicle, no problem with a 200 mile range EV. My first EV was a Nissan Leaf with an optimistic 158 mile range. I drove it the vast majority of the time.