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Anecdotally - probably not that many. I have a 2018 leaf with ~220km of range on a full charge, and my commute is about 20km each way. We probably travel far en
by p1necone 2y ago
Anecdotally - probably not that many. I have a 2018 leaf with ~220km of range on a full charge, and my commute is about 20km each way. We probably travel far enough to actually need a fast charge maybe once every 6 months or so? It will charge to full overnight on regular wall power from ~30% so it never runs anywhere near low enough to be a problem.
The convenience factor of never having to spend time stopping at a petrol station can't be overstated, now I just spend 10 seconds plugging the car in after work every two or three days instead (although I do still stop for junk food sometimes).
And to preempt the "it wouldn't work for me" comments - sure, but "how many chargers do we need" is a whole population average question, and I suspect (although I have no hard data) that the vast majority of driving is work commutes that aren't long enough for most EVs to come close to running out of charge.
Although I live in a country with 240v power - I imagine you might want to hook up a dedicated full 240v socket similar to the wiring for ovens/stoves if you were in the United States?
- dbcurtis 2y agoHere in NorCal it is common to have the laundry in the garage. If you have an electric dryer, then sharing the dryer circuit makes some sense. Sure, you can’t dry clothes and charge the car at the same time. I can live with that.