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I don't doubt your troubles, and it does sound like your usecase is indeed a decent fit for an ICE. Do you mind if I ask what kind of activities you do that inv

I don't doubt your troubles, and it does sound like your usecase is indeed a decent fit for an ICE. Do you mind if I ask what kind of activities you do that involve several long (150+ mi), daily roadtrips in a 2 month period? I think that's fairly well outside the normal usecase for cars.

simonbarker87 2y ago
Sure: - visiting family, 2 lots, both over 3 hours each away - mountain biking, 2 to 5 hour each way - friends wedding, 3 hours - airport run, 4 hour round trip … twice - overnight work trip 5 hours each way That’s a pretty common 2/3 month period for us. Oh and when we had the PS2 there was a daily commute to one of two office between 30 and 60 minutes each way.
- JshWright 2y ago
  Wow, with that amount of driving you're going to be stuck with ICE cars for a while. I suspect you're a significant outlier though in terms of long trips per month.
  - Symbiote 2y ago
    With a 22kW (default European 3-phase) charger, it would be easy to have a full battery every morning. A large EV charges from empty to full in 5-8 hours. In some places 3-phase power is very common (e.g. my small apartment in Copenhagen has a 3-phase supply), though in the UK it's less common. The upgrade might be £1000, or considerably more. With 7kW (1-phase) it will be OK for a lot of trips — charging in 11-12 hours. This is more power than a normal domestic socket provides. In some countries there's a higher-power socket in the garage already, otherwise it's something the electrician needs to install. A normal domestic socket is around 3kW.
  - simonbarker87 2y ago
    Maybe, but I've got quite a few friends in that do similar amounts of driving so I might not be as far out there as you think. But I agree we are at the higher end.