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I apologise if this comes across as insulting, but this is a bit silly. My oven/hob is large enough to cook a roast dinner because I do it enough times that it

by throwaway22032 3y ago

I apologise if this comes across as insulting, but this is a bit silly. My oven/hob is large enough to cook a roast dinner because I do it enough times that it's useful to me. Most days I use one or two pots to cook basic meals. It's not "anxiety" that drives me to have a full size oven, it's a superior product for me that allows me to cook meals that I want to cook.

_aavaa_ 3y ago
Yeah I agree. If the choice is between a gas stove with 5 burners plus over and an induction hot plate, then you'd be justified. But that's a poor analogy because the electric car isn't missing the oven. No analogy though, how often have you in the past five years driven more than 240 miles in one go without the posibility to stop and recharge? If you do it often, then yeah electric cars are not for you yet. But again that's not most people's usage of their car. Yeah there's people who go out in the wilderness with their SUV or jeep and a bunch of jerry cans, but they're a rounding error compared to the people who drive 20 miles for their daily commute.
- throwaway22032 3y ago
  I actually have had severe issues with an EV and I had a Tesla with a 300 mile rated range. I had to park up somewhere overnight and charge from a wall outlet (more than once). I had to charge it to full every time before I went home (no on street charging, on the road often I'd be parked too far from the house to plug it in) because otherwise on my next journey I might need to take 30+ min out or a detour to charge. Overall the acceleration was great but charging was just a huge faff compared to a car or van that I can "charge to full" basically anywhere in sub 5 mins. The range of an EV is not the same as the range of an ICE because of that difference, you actually need a longer range for a comparable experience.
  - _aavaa_ 3y ago
    I too would find that very annoying and would be hesitent to buy one without consistent access to charging where I lived if I was driving a lot.

_aavaa_ 3y ago

Yeah I agree. If the choice is between a gas stove with 5 burners plus over and an induction hot plate, then you'd be justified. But that's a poor analogy because the electric car isn't missing the oven. No analogy though, how often have you in the past five years driven more than 240 miles in one go without the posibility to stop and recharge? If you do it often, then yeah electric cars are not for you yet. But again that's not most people's usage of their car. Yeah there's people who go out in the wilderness with their SUV or jeep and a bunch of jerry cans, but they're a rounding error compared to the people who drive 20 miles for their daily commute.

throwaway22032 3y ago
I actually have had severe issues with an EV and I had a Tesla with a 300 mile rated range. I had to park up somewhere overnight and charge from a wall outlet (more than once). I had to charge it to full every time before I went home (no on street charging, on the road often I'd be parked too far from the house to plug it in) because otherwise on my next journey I might need to take 30+ min out or a detour to charge. Overall the acceleration was great but charging was just a huge faff compared to a car or van that I can "charge to full" basically anywhere in sub 5 mins. The range of an EV is not the same as the range of an ICE because of that difference, you actually need a longer range for a comparable experience.
- _aavaa_ 3y ago
  I too would find that very annoying and would be hesitent to buy one without consistent access to charging where I lived if I was driving a lot.