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Beyond the unnecessary spending right now (since our car is basically new), the charging infrastructure is our biggest worry. Even when places supposedly have c
by wccrawford 3y ago
Beyond the unnecessary spending right now (since our car is basically new), the charging infrastructure is our biggest worry. Even when places supposedly have charging spots, I keep hearing about how many are broken and how few are actually working. I don't want to sit still for even 1-2 hours, and I certainly don't want to sit and wait for one of the few working spots and then sit there charging, too.
I suspect some of that is overblown, but I'm not about to find out with a $50k investment.
- Ekaros 3y agoAnd how once you go for fast and non-subsidised charging how expensive does it get... Losing most of the savings on the way... I'm not sure if non-home charging will ever be too cheap. At least on the scale needed, as the cost of charged will need to cover the hardware, the maintenance and the grid connection, plus of course the momentary price of electricity.
- sspiff 3y agoMy wife has had an EV company car since 2019. From her experience, I can say it pays to think ahead about what range you need and charge the car accordingly. Fast chargers are convenient when available, but most of the time she uses slow chargers and charges the car overnight and/or seeks out a parking lot with chargers close to her destination. She's upgrading to her second EV next week, which has bigger range (still not massive). For most trips with the kids however, we resort to my old fossil fuel wagon.