overheard at the most vast indie coffee shop I’ve ever seen (yes, including those in Portland:)

𝘣𝘳𝘰,
𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳?

The disadvantages [of the electric car] are that it is not suitable for long drives, heavy roads, or hilly country. On one charge of the battery the average car will run from 100 to 150 miles, depending upon the speed of the car and the condition of the roads. If the car is run at high speed, the battery will not drive the car so far as it will if it is run at a moderate rate. This car is also limited to localities where there are facilities for charging the storage batteries.