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Right. It's the situation where if everything goes well it's wonderful, but if not it's hell. Until level-3 chargers are available every 25 miles EV's aren't vi

Right. It's the situation where if everything goes well it's wonderful, but if not it's hell. Until level-3 chargers are available every 25 miles EV's aren't viable for long-distance travel. "I did a long trip no problem", you say. Would that have been as pleasant if 10x the number of electric cars were on the road? If you had to wait 45 minutes for a charger to become available due to demand? I doubt it. I have an EV (not a Tesla, one on the CHAdeMO standard) and I love, love, love it for driving around the city, but I don't dare take it on longer trips. Even doing a lot of driving in a single day is dicey in the winter. Until the charging network is as ubiquitous and reliable as gasoline pumps, EV's will remain a niche.

shagie 3y ago
"Next gas {100+} miles" is a reminder for some cars to fill up their tank... and a significant obstacle for many EVs. https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=5335.0 https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=5335.0 (I once paid close to $10 USD / gallon (after converting from cpl) diving from Banff to Jasper at a station that had 4 pumps and on that day, a 10 minute wait to get to one of the pumps)
- jcranmer 3y ago
  Random off-topic comment, but I like this quote in that thread: > the road, at the beginning, should be signed with "speed limit enforced by unmarked frost heaves".