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On the other hand, electric cars mostly get charged over night. The need for a battery swap or a stop for super charging should be much less frequent than the need to refill gas. It is hard to make a direct comparison.


Exactly.

So why did they make a direct comparison?


It proves that there's not much difference to filling the tank with fuel. Without this method, you have to hang around forever while your battery charges. 90 seconds is the same as current vehicle usage. 90 minutes is not.




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