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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips A Two-Country Kia EV6 Experience Last year I set out to see what it would be like to take a couple of long road trips in a Kia EV6–one in the UK and the other in the U.S. Fortunately it’s becoming less of an issue now the newest EVs have a range of up to 300 miles on a full battery charge.

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History: Electric Cars: The Golden Age

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For comparison, today only one percent of our current national fleet consists of electric vehicles. Because of their cost and limited mile range, city dwellers—especially women—were early big fans of electric vehicles. 1906 “One Hundred Mile” Frichtle. However, electric vehicles also had their drawbacks. 1912 Detroit Electric.