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You’re comparing the time to fuel a car at home vs a dedicated fuelling station. You can’t (generally) refuel your ICE car at home. The times to recharge at a
by Lio 2y ago
You’re comparing the time to fuel a car at home vs a dedicated fuelling station.
You can’t (generally) refuel your ICE car at home. The times to recharge at a fast charge station is coming down and down.
- rascul 2y ago> You can’t (generally) refuel your ICE car at home. You potentially can, though. In many areas, laws/regulations/ordinances allow one to have a large tank and a pump. Bulk gasoline delivery can also cost less than what one would typically pay at the pump. I've rarely seen it done except at businesses with fleets of vehicles or large farms, though.
- SideburnsOfDoom 2y agoPotentially true, but in practice much less useful than fitting one more high-power electric plug, to a garage. A house will already have electricity, even high-power plugs for electric stoves and dryers. A house will not already have any gasoline taps. A gasoline storage tank is another avoidable source of fire and chemical contamination risk. The shelf life of gasoline is not indefinite, it is "about six months". Both are upfront costs, but the average person won't put a gasoline storage tank in the same ballpark as a L2 EV plug.
- rascul 2y agoIt would be somewhat comparable to a heating oil tank, which many residences in the northern US already have. Note that I'm not suggesting this be done, only that it's potentially possible, and in some rare cases is done.
- toast0 2y agoI refuel my ICEs at home all the time. I have many ICE tools, so I've got a pair of wonderful metal gas cans. I refuel the gas cans while I'm out, and then I can refuel tools and vehicles at home. Capless tanks in cars are kind of a pain, but other than that it's easy. Storing filled gas cans isn't an option for everyone; usually the same people who will have trouble with a charger at home will have restrictions on gas cans. Regulatory devices to prevent spilling gas seem to ensure spilling gas too; it's better to use a 'for entertainment purposes only' flexible spout if you've got one.
- throwaway4220 2y agoWell unless you have an oil well and a full refinery in your backyard really it’s apples and oranges
- brnt 2y agoAnd you have solar panels that can charge your car at night?
- Lio 2y agoWhy not? Home storage batteries are available.
- brnt 2y agoOf the size of a car battery? Well, there go all your cost savings.
- SideburnsOfDoom 2y agoIt's very much possible to buy a solar + battery system that will charge your car at any hour of the day or night. Tesla even sell them. People do it.
- throwaway4220 2y agoActually my power company is offering free night electricity albeit at a higher day rate. I think it’s unused wind power. They have similar offerings in Texas
- js2 2y agoI swapped out all my gas tools years ago for battery operated tools (mower, edger, blower, chainsaw) and I don't miss those gas tools at all. There is nothing wonderful about metal gas cans or about gasoline. I mean, I converted my generator to natural gas just so I don't have to deal with gasoline during the rare power outage.
- Terr_ 2y agoHow does that matter? Generally never have to "refuel at home" because you refueled by taking a small fast detour on a path you were driving anyway.
- vel0city 2y agoI spend hours a year more doing those "small fast detour on a path you were driving anyways" rather than charging. And I do way more miles on my EV than my ICE.