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Electric vehicle drivers get candid about charging: 'Logistical nightmare'

clouddrover 4y ago
> There isn't a good software tool that helps EV owners plan their trips. Sure there is: https://abetterrouteplanner.com/ https://abetterrouteplanner.com/ > "We're going through the planning process of how easily Maddie can get from Albany to Gettysburg [College] and where she can charge the car," I planned a route with a 2020 64kWh Kona from "Albany, New York" to "Gettysburg College". It was two charging stops: 17 minutes for the first, 32 minutes for the second. Tesla has started rolling out their "magic dock" modification for CCS type 1 combo charging on Tesla chargers so those will also be available soon: https://electrek.co/2023/02/23/tesla-supercharger-magic-dock-for-non-tesla-electric-cars-spotted-us/ https://electrek.co/2023/02/23/tesla-supercharger-magic-dock... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8GkKE1xqGg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8GkKE1xqGg > "Tesla does not want its highly reliable and tightly integrated charging network to be clogged with people whose cars can't charge as fast as Teslas," he told ABC News. Tesla has been opening its charging stations to all EVs in Europe, exactly as they should be doing. All brands of charger should charge all brands of EV. Anything less than that is backward, primitive, and under developed. Why live in a developing nation with fractured, incompatible infrastructure when you can live in a developed nation with compatible, usable infrastructure. Drive anywhere, charge anywhere.
- jaclaz 4y ago
  >Why live in a developing nation with fractured, incompatible infrastructure when you can live in a developed nation with compatible, usable infrastructure. Which country do you suggest moving to? (for the few that have this option) >Drive anywhere, charge anywhere. So, all is well?
  - clouddrover 4y ago
    > Which country do you suggest moving to? None. Commit to fixing the place you live in. Show willing. Cultivate Know How and Can Do. Make the place better.
    - jaclaz 4y ago
      I see, the message is just a generic be good, do the right thing.
      - clouddrover 4y ago
        No, the message is meliorism better than pessimism or cynicism or nihilism or optimism.

> There isn't a good software tool that helps EV owners plan their trips. Sure there is: https://abetterrouteplanner.com/ https://abetterrouteplanner.com/ > "We're going through the planning process of how easily Maddie can get from Albany to Gettysburg [College] and where she can charge the car," I planned a route with a 2020 64kWh Kona from "Albany, New York" to "Gettysburg College". It was two charging stops: 17 minutes for the first, 32 minutes for the second. Tesla has started rolling out their "magic dock" modification for CCS type 1 combo charging on Tesla chargers so those will also be available soon: https://electrek.co/2023/02/23/tesla-supercharger-magic-dock-for-non-tesla-electric-cars-spotted-us/ https://electrek.co/2023/02/23/tesla-supercharger-magic-dock... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8GkKE1xqGg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8GkKE1xqGg > "Tesla does not want its highly reliable and tightly integrated charging network to be clogged with people whose cars can't charge as fast as Teslas," he told ABC News. Tesla has been opening its charging stations to all EVs in Europe, exactly as they should be doing. All brands of charger should charge all brands of EV. Anything less than that is backward, primitive, and under developed. Why live in a developing nation with fractured, incompatible infrastructure when you can live in a developed nation with compatible, usable infrastructure. Drive anywhere, charge anywhere.

jaclaz 4y ago
>Why live in a developing nation with fractured, incompatible infrastructure when you can live in a developed nation with compatible, usable infrastructure. Which country do you suggest moving to? (for the few that have this option) >Drive anywhere, charge anywhere. So, all is well?
- clouddrover 4y ago
  > Which country do you suggest moving to? None. Commit to fixing the place you live in. Show willing. Cultivate Know How and Can Do. Make the place better.
  - jaclaz 4y ago
    I see, the message is just a generic be good, do the right thing.
    - clouddrover 4y ago
      No, the message is meliorism better than pessimism or cynicism or nihilism or optimism.