CNET: I’ve heard it, you’ve heard it and anyone remotely familiar with electric cars has heard it: range and charging anxiety. It’s the fear of running out of charge while driving, or not finding a proper plug to juice up the car before hitting the road again.

Well, here’s a not-so-shocking revelation: Owning an electric car actually eases those anxieties. AAA released its latest EV study on Wednesday and it found car buyers shouldn’t dismiss battery-powered cars until they actually live with one. For those who invest in an electric vehicle, proper care for your EV batteries is crucial to protecting your investment.

After surveying 40,000 electric vehicle owners, plus another 1,000-plus plug-in hybrid owners, AAA concluded that owning an EV is the best prescription for the unknown factors surrounding them. In total, 71% of those surveyed were first-time EV buyers, and 96% of them said they would shop for another EV. Don’t knock the EV life until you try the EV life.

Anecdotally, I’ve heard similar from the few Tesla and Leaf owners I know. The dealbreaker for me is this though: >It’s rare someone will blow through an entire, say, 200-mile range in one day. The average EV driver goes 39 miles per day.

At least on my motorcycle, I regularly and easily do that much in a day four days out a week. An electric car that can’t do 300-400 miles on a charge means I’ll never own an electric car.