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In a cross-country trip, many EA stations had more or one charger not working in some way, but they all had a least one functional. Likewise, drive up to any ra
by bdcravens 4y ago
In a cross-country trip, many EA stations had more or one charger not working in some way, but they all had a least one functional. Likewise, drive up to any random gas station, and it's not uncommon to see at least one with a plastic bag over the nozzle, and those card readers fail as well (to say nothing of the risk of skimmers)
- bearjaws 4y agoGas station pumps being out are acceptable when time to refill is sub 3 minutes. A single stall being out can mean someone waiting 15+ minutes, but some stations are so busy that it could easily lead to a line of cars. Additionally since level 3 chargers are pivotal to road trips, people aren't casually stopping by them 'to top up', they usually are down to <50 miles of range when they stop, meaning continuing on may actually be impossible depending location of next charging station.
- matthewdgreen 4y agoGas stations can handle a broken pump or two because even urban locations typically have 4-6 pumps and busy highways have more. Moreover, filling takes 3-4 minutes at max. Having one working charger at a highway-adjacent station could mean literally hours of waiting on a busy day, especially if you're waiting for a 50kW vehicle. Even if you get lucky most of the time, just the possibility of a multi-hour wait time would make most drives impractical.