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Because I've gone 6 months with my EV charging only in my garage. I have never needed to go anywhere to "fill it up". Also, where I live I have to drive 15 min

• alienicecream 3y ago
  Don't you need to have a 220V circuit put in? And if you go anywhere that's more than 120 miles away, now you have to plan for a charging stop and make sure there's one on your route right? With ICE I don't have to worry about any of that.
  • xedeon 3y ago
    > With ICE I don't have to worry about any of that. You don’t really do that with EVs either. The navigation system takes all of that into account, including live metrics such as temperature, wind, weather, and elevation. It takes the guesswork out of non-trivial tasks. The only valid issue is the poorly maintained Electrify America chargers for non-Tesla EVs. But that’s about to change in the U.S., since pretty much everyone is adopting the NACS/SAE J340 Standard. This will make them compatible with Tesla Superchargers. Apps like ABRP also exist, which are even compatible with level 2 charging: https://abetterrouteplanner.com/ https://abetterrouteplanner.com/
  • gergi137 3y ago
    I can add about 50 miles of range overnight on a standard 120V outlet which is more than enough most of the time. For longer trips back-to-back, a 220V circuit would be really nice to fully re-charge overnight but its absolutely not necessary.
    • FireBeyond 3y ago
      On what car? My brother in laws Rivian gets about 1-2 miles per hour, pulling 12A@110V from our garage.