The problem is that it is NOT a standard since they have different methodology that the companies themselves can choose to use. Plus, EVs are new. Maybe they SHOULD work on making them more accurate. Why is there not a city/highway/mixed result? When I go to buy a Tesla, I see 507 km EPA estimated range on the website. Before owning my M3P I guess I assumed that was somewhat realistic. I've since found out it's completely bogus. Why does it not say 600 km city / 400 km highway? Why would we ever argue against making the EPA test more accurate?
I guess you are missing that I can drive almost twice as far in my ICE vehicle and weather does not impact range anywhere near as dramatically. Also there is a ridiculous number of fuel stations, so you can literally get in your car and go on a 30 hour drive without even looking at your fuel gauge when you leave because there will be a place to fill up. If that station is busy, there will be another one maybe even across the street. I love my EV and I would never go back to ICE but let's not pretend that range is not the biggest issue facing them.
That's fantastic. For you. I have far less infrastructure for charging. Every trip needs to be planned. Routes may need to be altered, and that's if the Tesla can even make the trip.
Let's stop pretending range isn't an issue. It is. It is probably the single biggest deterrent from mass adoption of EVs, followed likely by cost, although cost is coming down thanks to new vehicles on the market. I've said to many people who are really interested in my Model 3 that if the range was 50% higher there would be no better car around. But as it is, sadly the car just will not work for many people. Charging infrastructure has improved tremendously even in just the two years I have owned the car, so that will help, but more range is absolutely needed regardless of how much infrastructure there is.
Last year I needed to travel 250 km (155 miles). My car has an EPA estimated range of 507 km. Well, that day it was -25°C/-13°F and I had a 70 km/h (~45 MPH) headwind. I could not get 250 km. This is the kind of trip where I would easily get there and back home in my ICE car without even thinking about it, even if the weather was as bad as it was. Thankfully there WAS a supercharger on the way so I was able to stop but having a supercharger available is not usually an option for me. We all know this though because we own EVs. Range is impacted dramatically with weather. Prospective buyers do not know this. I did not know it would be quite so dramatic when I bought the car, but even so, the car was rated for 500+ km of range. I had heard your range can be cut in half when it is really cold, but when I bought it, I thought OK 50% of 500 km is 250 km and that will be enough for me for most of my trips. Then I got the car and it gets way way less than rated range, so that 50% now makes it impossible to take my Tesla on some trips.
Again, I love my EV and I will never buy another gas car. I've learned the issues with them. I know why the range is lower. I know how I can combat that. But please stop pretending it is not an issue.