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> This is unnecessary though. This is presuming you can charge at home. Many of us cannot. Many of us cannot charge at work. Many of us have to rely on gas sta
by bradlys 6y ago
> This is unnecessary though.
This is presuming you can charge at home. Many of us cannot. Many of us cannot charge at work. Many of us have to rely on gas station like infrastructure for getting any kind of range. (2-3 minute pit-stops to get full range back)
- theshrike79 6y agoIf you can't charge at home, work or at a supermarket near you, then there's really no rush to get an EV. A PHEV will get you most of the advantages, but it'll actually need more charging than a full EV or it's just an inefficient ICE car.
- fossuser 6y agoI suspect charging will be more prevalent in time. Charging in apartment buildings, on the street, etc. Even now you can make trips to the super charger on occasion and just pick one where you can get dinner, though this is obviously not as convenient as gas. You can also move to an apartment with an EV charger (I did) or have one installed. They’re becoming more common.
- natch 6y agoFree chargers are scattered around in a lot of places. We have three Teslas out of six parking spots in our apartment building with no charging on site and we do fine. I rarely use superchargers because the free options are so good, and free. And most of my supercharger visits are around 5-10 minutes which is not bad. To be fair this is in a big city with a lot of resources. I’d be the first to agree that not every place is like this, but it’s worth doing a careful check of your area because there are sometimes better options than you think.