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.