>> removing 200-300kg from a car in one go will be a game changer

> No wonder electrics don't sell well in the US. People weigh more, you're basically saying that leaving grandma at home, is a "game changer".

Even in the US, your average grandma weighs less than 2-300kg :D

Range being worse with a fully loaded car than with a lightly loaded car isn't exactly news, and not exactly limited to electric cars. I can clearly feel my old diesel struggling more when I'm driving 3 friends and with loads of heavy stuff in the back than when I'm alone. That makes the gas bill more expensive.

That's true only if your very large "grandma" must at all cost sit on your batteries at all times.

If we could indeed leave "grandma" home, that would make things better.

And they don't sell well in the US because of oil lobbying and think tanks whose sole goal is to make you buy more oil.

Well, the world's most popular electric car brand (BYD) is also virtually banned in the US. That doesn't help with adoption.

True! If only grandma wouldn't insist on bringing 250kg of weapons and ammunition with her everywhere I'd get much better range in my EV, but alas this is the USA.