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Call it What it is: Charger Anxiety.

Range isn’t the problem anymore. It used to be, but with the recent cancellation of the uncompetitive Mazda MX-30, almost any electric vehicle on the market will take you at least 149 miles; most will take you more than 200. The best will go as far as the average combustion-powered vehicle, as much as 500 miles. No, what we have now isn’t range anxiety. It’s charger anxiety.

No matter how many apps you have on your phone or in your dashboard, they’ll still be handcuffed by the availability of chargers. Your 90 miles of range isn’t going

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