The phrase "short range BEV" is being used more and more. This is in-accurate and unfair.
It's been proven that 90%+ journeys are within a 60 mile round trip radius. The current affordable Electric cars cover these distances with ease.
Petrol cars have a massive range as it's very simple to install a large empty fuel tank and, usually, the only reason they get filled up is to avoid stopping at a garage frequently.
So the affordable EVs are a normal range car designed for the normal person driving normally to their normal destinations.
There is one manufacturer that has created an EV with a long range and although the battery will only get fully used by normal people on very rare occasions is trying to say that this range is what is needed.
So I think the term "short range" should be for the Twizzy and like, Tesla is a "long range" car and and the rest are all "EV" or "BEV" or even "Normal range EV".
It's been proven that 90%+ journeys are within a 60 mile round trip radius. The current affordable Electric cars cover these distances with ease.
Petrol cars have a massive range as it's very simple to install a large empty fuel tank and, usually, the only reason they get filled up is to avoid stopping at a garage frequently.
So the affordable EVs are a normal range car designed for the normal person driving normally to their normal destinations.
There is one manufacturer that has created an EV with a long range and although the battery will only get fully used by normal people on very rare occasions is trying to say that this range is what is needed.
So I think the term "short range" should be for the Twizzy and like, Tesla is a "long range" car and and the rest are all "EV" or "BEV" or even "Normal range EV".