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Exactly real life experience data vs. marketing/fan enthusiasts to Telsa stockholder speak which the majority im guessing are people who rarely drive ... just o

Exactly real life experience data vs. marketing/fan enthusiasts to Telsa stockholder speak which the majority im guessing are people who rarely drive ... just out of the city to visit family and friends here and there less then 100 to 200 miles away. EVs are perfect for those city dwellers those living close to cities and those who aren't roadtrippers. Overall EVs are not prime time ready for non city folk who want to just get in there car and go without thought vs. map out a route for charging stations and wait 15 to 60 minutes to fill based on how far the next one is and other logistics. GOing to take awhile for the infrastructure to match gas cars/stations, as well as the technology (fast charging).

wbsss4412 5y ago
I wouldn’t recommend EVs yet to people outside of major cities (in the US anyways), but that’s also only a small fraction of people. I’m also not a Tesla stock holder, nor am I a Tesla owner, nor do I have any interest in owning a Tesla. I’m just someone who owns an EV and is quite happy with it, and feel like it’s world explaining what it’s like from first hand experience myself.
- paul7986 5y ago
  Sure and sounds like you live close or live in a city. I'm 35 miles north of Baltimore right over the MD/PA line (closest to York PA) and work from home. I enjoy frequent road trips to New England and to the Mid-West so I would add those who are similar roadtrippers who just want to get out and go without thought nor have to wait 15 to possibly 60 minutes to charge the car EVs aren't ready for them either.
  - wbsss4412 5y ago
    I do indeed live in/near a city, as do most people. Obviously gas cars are better for road tripping, I never said otherwise. If you road trip every weekend then you’re going to be frustrated with an EV. But I’ll reiterate that it is absolutely possible to road trip in an EV if you want or need to, and there is almost no reason why you should be sitting there charging it for 60 minutes assuming you are within range of other fast chargers further in your route. If you spend most of your time driving around town and only road trip once every few months, the extra time you spend charging in the occasional road trip is generally not as big of a deal as people assume. Is it something that I personally like? Obviously it would be great if it were as fast as a gas car. But class cars have trade offs too. I haven’t had to make a separate trip to fuel my car since the last time I went on a road trip!

wbsss4412 5y ago

I wouldn’t recommend EVs yet to people outside of major cities (in the US anyways), but that’s also only a small fraction of people. I’m also not a Tesla stock holder, nor am I a Tesla owner, nor do I have any interest in owning a Tesla. I’m just someone who owns an EV and is quite happy with it, and feel like it’s world explaining what it’s like from first hand experience myself.

paul7986 5y ago
Sure and sounds like you live close or live in a city. I'm 35 miles north of Baltimore right over the MD/PA line (closest to York PA) and work from home. I enjoy frequent road trips to New England and to the Mid-West so I would add those who are similar roadtrippers who just want to get out and go without thought nor have to wait 15 to possibly 60 minutes to charge the car EVs aren't ready for them either.
- wbsss4412 5y ago
  I do indeed live in/near a city, as do most people. Obviously gas cars are better for road tripping, I never said otherwise. If you road trip every weekend then you’re going to be frustrated with an EV. But I’ll reiterate that it is absolutely possible to road trip in an EV if you want or need to, and there is almost no reason why you should be sitting there charging it for 60 minutes assuming you are within range of other fast chargers further in your route. If you spend most of your time driving around town and only road trip once every few months, the extra time you spend charging in the occasional road trip is generally not as big of a deal as people assume. Is it something that I personally like? Obviously it would be great if it were as fast as a gas car. But class cars have trade offs too. I haven’t had to make a separate trip to fuel my car since the last time I went on a road trip!