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Depending on your assumptions. For day to day use EV doesn't need trips for gas station to refuel - so you actually save time. For long trips - yes.
by llukas 7y ago
Depending on your assumptions.
For day to day use EV doesn't need trips for gas station to refuel - so you actually save time.
For long trips - yes.
- frosted-flakes 7y agoBut nobody makes trips to the gas station to refuel. Re-fueling is something that's done on the way at a convenient gas bar, and typically takes only 2–3 minutes.
- macintux 7y agoI’m very skeptical about 2-3 minutes. Maybe if you disregard lost momentum and don’t keep track of your mileage or wait for a receipt or have to go around once or twice to find a spot or... Because I keep track of my mileage and have to carefully babysit the process (likes to overflow) I’d say I lose at least 10 minutes every time I get gas, and that’s every 130 miles or so.
- frosted-flakes 7y agoWell, the speed depends entirely on how fast the pump is. Some are faster than others, but I never have to wait for a spot, and printing a receipt takes 5 seconds. Maybe diesel pumps are faster? I sometimes use the truck pumps at freeway service centres, and it comes out like a firehose. Only 130 miles? Is that normal? My car can easily go 600 miles on a 15 gallon tank (diesel), but I've had it for so long I don't remember what other cars are like. Now I'm curious how long it actually takes. Next time I fill up I'll time it.
- macintux 7y agoNo, 130 is definitely not normal. Theoretically I can go 200, which itself is pretty terrible, but my fuel pump sensor is shot and I just prefer to play it safe.
- tom_ 7y agoThis is accurate in my experience. Pay at pump takes ~2.5 minutes for the whole process. I note mileage and reset OBC when I do this - included in the time. I typically buy around 50 L.
- C1sc0cat 7y agoBut A small Gas station can refuel several cars in that 10 mins