Depends on what you mean by &quot;frequently&quot;.<p>I live within a 5-mile radius of 5 of my siblings, my parents, my grandparents, and my aunt and uncle.  I&#x27;m a stay-at-home parent, my wife works from home, and our son attends an excellent school a block away.  My wife&#x27;s family lives a little less than 600 miles away.  We travel out that way 2-3 times per year, which is frequent enough that I wouldn&#x27;t want to rent a car every time we did it.  It wouldn&#x27;t make sense to try to move closer, but it does make a lot of sense to have an efficient vehicle.  If a full electric could make the trip with quick-charging stations along the way, I&#x27;d be all for it.  For now (given that my old car was totaled in a hit-and-run this weekend) I&#x27;m leaning toward something like the Chevy Volt.<p>The GP poster may be in a situation with similar characteristics -- frequent enough travel to want to do it in your own vehicle (rather than flying or renting something), too far for most electrics.