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If you can charge your car both at work and at home that advantage is reduced drastically. On the other hand you still think about those 0.1% of trips when you
by mijamo 8y ago
If you can charge your car both at work and at home that advantage is reduced drastically.
On the other hand you still think about those 0.1% of trips when you buy your car, which is why people have big cars for their family to handle holiday trips even if they are half empty 99% of the time. And you don't want to have to stop every 400km to charge your car when you go in holidays, especially if it means staying in a saturated station for 30 minutes.
I know you have to get some rest but many people just switch driver and only have a real break every 5 -6 hours, which means around 700km, and current EV don't have that range. In addition, you can take some rest wherever you want, for instance by a lake or in the forest, whereas if you need to charge your car you will be forced to be in an ugly fast charging station :(.
I still believe in EV though and I am convinced it will take over the market progressively, those are just temporary problem that explain why their market share is still so low, but it's improving.
- CydeWeys 8y agoHow often are these long road trips though? Would you really not get an EV because very rare road trips take slightly longer, but meanwhile you're saving lots of money the whole year long on gas costs and not destroying the environment? I can't imagine letting a few longer stops during infrequent long distance road trips being the deciding factor in what kind of car I'd buy.
- opwieurposiu 8y agoLike many a middle aged dad, I have become afflicted with boating disease. One of the many problems that comes with owning a boat is that you need some way to tow it. Another problem is that you want your boat to be as easy to use as possible. If I had an electric car I would have to go to home depot and rent a truck every time I wanted to tow the boat. This is too much yak shaving. In conclusion, my advice as a boat owner is: Never buy a boat.
- CydeWeys 8y agoThe vast majority of people don't own a boat though ... and it's not like ICE sedans are any good at towing either. Also, how sure are you that EVs are bad at towing? Don't they have lots of low-end torque? The Model X apparently has the highest towing capacity of any passenger vehicle. Beyond that you'd need a bigger truck anyway.
- jki275 8y agoTorque isn't the main consideration. Braking and handling capability is.