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Why I am Never Buying an Electric Car

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My Godfather is an amazing man. I have found myself in foreign lands under strange roofs a few times in my life and it is never particularly easy. This man has gone above and beyond in the making you feel at home and supported department. So when mentioning that he had to get a car across the Netherlands to his brother, Ashley and I were eager to offer our help. A way to repay a little bit of his kindness and see the sights along the way? Perfect. Besides, the Netherlands isn't exactly a big country and Google maps said it would only be a 2 hour drive! Perhaps I should have added a little weight to my godfather's hesitation to just hand me the keys and let me jump on the road. The vehicle in question turned out to be an electric utility van, but so what? This is Europe and I had already noticed the charging stations at every gas station along the highway. Evening December 21st: We pick up the car  and, with what I assumed was an excess of caution, drove it to a nearby charging