I'm not sure the cost of an
I'm not sure the cost of an employee waiting for a total of 3 hours would be that much more than a tow truck driving 100 miles. I think the intent of this article is to let you know that this kind of a drive is completely doable in a car like the Focus. Had the driver used hypermiling techniques as I do, he/she could have driven the full 100 miles on one charge. I have been averaging over 100 miles per charge in my LEAF for the past 17,000 miles. It's quite easy, and it's the safest way to drive.
CR missed the boat on this completely. They should instruct their drivers to use efficient driving techniques for all of their testing. Dumbing it down for the "average" driver doesn't help get the point across that we are a very inefficient country in need of a wake up call before the effects of peak oil are truly upon us.