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>I happen to enjoy the regular 15-20 minute stops It's alright when you can guarentee your stop is 15-20 minutes. But it will probably look a lot different wh
by itsoktocry 5y ago
>I happen to enjoy the regular 15-20 minute stops
It's alright when you can guarentee your stop is 15-20 minutes. But it will probably look a lot different when there are 2x, 3x, 10x more EVs on the road. Imagine being in line when everyone has to charge for 15 minutes?
https://thedriven.io/2021/06/30/tesla-owners-line-up-at-superchargers-amid-record-canada-temperatures/ https://thedriven.io/2021/06/30/tesla-owners-line-up-at-supe...
It will be interesting if charging stations can keep pace with EV adoption.
- yuppie_scum 5y agoI believe that the electric companies and charging networks won’t let a good market go unaddressed.
- aYsY4dDQ2NrcNzA 5y agoBased on that reasoning, though, I would expect them to build capacity around the typical usage, and not peak demand.
- eric_h 5y agoI had a similar thought when I stopped for gas at a rest stop a few months back and saw every Tesla super charger there in use
- cogman10 5y agoYou need less chargers than gas stations and they are somewhat cheaper to deploy and maintain. Tesla has been doing a good job keeping up with demand building out new charge stations. All you need for a charger is enough power. Fortunately, high power power lines tend to follow the same routes as highways and interstates. The supercharger network is something tesla does a lot better than the competition.