All great questions.UNI88 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 16, 2022 1:16 pmIf you live in SD and travel around the state, why would you buy an EV?Winterborn wrote: ↑Fri Sep 16, 2022 12:59 pm
Forever is better than walking.
Since the picture was taken in South Dakota (at least that is what my buddy said when he sent it to me) and the chargers installed are only along I-90 and in Pierre, there is a whole swath of the state that is out of range for an EV. So if one was traveling in those areas, it would be a good idea to have a backup plan.
If you're driving through SD off of I-90, why not rent a car with an internal combustion engine rather than using that setup? The risks of that setup must outweigh the costs and environmental impact of renting a car.
Considering that it is a California plate and there has been a large amount of real estate activity in the Black Hills, it could be a reasonable assumption that somebody from California purchased some land there and is not close enough to one of the charging stations.