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“You’re holding it wrong” was a design flaw, the fact that batteries charge faster depending on the state of the battery pack is just physics. Unless we get to
by wbsss4412 5y ago
“You’re holding it wrong” was a design flaw, the fact that batteries charge faster depending on the state of the battery pack is just physics.
Unless we get to a point where charging is faster by using a linear charge rate, what I said is always going to be true.
As per what your friends Tesla says, it’s obviously optimizing for the wrong thing, but that’s because it doesn’t have the correct information. It’s still going to be based on the owner’s judgement to actually make sure to operate their vehicle correctly.
Imagine a world where everyone drove EVs and we were suddenly switching to gas cars with manual transmissions (because automatics aren’t invented yet) learning to drive stick is not going to be a pleasant experience for more people. The fact of the matter is that there are going to be things to learn when adopting a new technology.
(Plenty of people are and were completely baffled by how to use a smartphone at first too)
- greedo 5y agoWhy do you think the route planner on the Tesla doesn't have the correct information? It knows the route, the expected electricity consumption, the location of superchargers, and the expected weather. It also has tons of information to predict how the car and battery would perform in that weather, and possibly on that exact route.
- wbsss4412 5y agoIt doesn’t know you’re planning to leave the next day and go back. You weren’t complaining about how it gets you there, you were complaining that it wouldn’t have enough charge to get you back. If it knew you needed to go back the next day after slow charging overnight, it would be able to optimize for that, but clearly it doesn’t.
- greedo 5y agoOh I'm most definitely complaining about how it gets me there. Having to take three stops on such a short trip, adding extra time to the trip is definitely something I wouldn't enjoy, no matter how great EV life is in the city. And since I make this trip 3-6 times per year, the frustration I would experience in this scenario makes it a non-starter.
- wbsss4412 5y agoAh see I’d make that trade if its only maybe 12 hours a year difference. The benefits of my EV overweigh that downside. I understand that isn’t the case for everyone though.
- greedo 5y agoOh, and side note about smartphones; this is why the iPhone was so successful. You didn't need to be a geek familiar with odd Nokia or WinCE stuff to use it.
- wbsss4412 5y agoThe iPhone was certainly way cleaner, but there are still just basic things to know about using one, that was my point. Understanding that EVs charge faster with lower state of charge isn’t that complicated and is something people can easily understand and adapt their behavior to.