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Depends on the EV. A few years back I did a ~400 mile road trip in a Model Y. We had to make one top-up charging stop which took about 15 minutes. We walked
by njovin 3y ago
Depends on the EV. A few years back I did a ~400 mile road trip in a Model Y. We had to make one top-up charging stop which took about 15 minutes. We walked to a spot and got a snack while we waited.
A similarly-sized ICE vehicle could have possibly done the trip without a stop, or required a quick 5-minute top-up depending on conditions.
I've done lots of long road trips in ICE vehicles and we usually stop to walk around and stretch for about the same amount of time and with the same frequency as charge stops call for.
If you're trying to shave every minute off of a trip you'd come out behind, but IMO you're a glutton for punishment if you're trying to race through a 1000+ mile road trip without stopping for more than 5 minutes at a time.
- paul7986 3y agoI travel a lot in my SUV in remote areas like between Reno and Vegas. As a gas driver I like the fact there's a gas station in remote areas and it takes me three minutes to fill my tank and go. When do we think as interested EV driver will my driving experience match my gas car diving experience and needs? Are we there yet?
- omnimus 3y agoMaybe in future with different approach like https://youtube.com/watch?v=VmWL1hZQmD0 https://youtube.com/watch?v=VmWL1hZQmD0
- paul7986 3y agoOh just maybe (yikes) ..I'm on the fence about buying an EV as gas car provides me the best experience for my needs. I drive a Ton and in remote areas too
- bluGill 3y agoI'm guessing 5-10 years. However in 30 years the opposite question will be the case - if you are driving a gas car you will have to plan ahead. As EVs take over gas stations will start to disappear.
- paul7986 3y agoWell maybe you hope ..have skin in this game... as nothing is for certain. Hybrids seems to becoming even more popular as well other car manufacturers are looking into hydrogen and other sources. In five to ten years we'll see if indeed there are more EV chargers everywhere like there are currently gas stations. An infrastructure that's over a 100 years old. I'm all for new tech but as a UX professional new tech needs to provide an even better experience which personally something like a key fob (can be RFID hacked, you lose the fob you have to get your car towed to dealer and pay additional / hundreds for a new key fob)is a terrible UX compared to just a metal key (can't be hacked.. can easily drive to dealer to have a metal key made).
- bluGill 3y agoThe hybrids I see have so little range on battery only that it may as well not be an option. Meanwhile if you charge at home electric is much cheaper than gas when you can find otherwise similar vehicles to compare. Sure hybrid does save gas and so is cheaper, but the savings I could get from a car that does all my normal daily trips on battery only are compelling.
- ip26 3y agoFWIW there are ~9 superchargers along Highway 95 between Reno and Vegas, and it's a 400 mile trip. You would probably only need to stop and charge once.