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And I know 2 people living in condos with garages, where they could charge an EV. And you can charge an EV from your driveway, even without a garage. What w

by floxy 2y ago

And I know 2 people living in condos with garages, where they could charge an EV. And you can charge an EV from your driveway, even without a garage. What would be your estimate of the percentage of households who could have an EV (because of ease of overnight charging at home), that actually do have an EV? 7%? 10%? https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=ev+charger+driveway&iax=images&ia=images https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=ev+charger+driveway&iax=ima...

taylodl 2y ago
As I wrote my comment, I was thinking 10%. It's funny you bring up homes having driveways but no garages, that was a "thing" for a while, even in suburban homes in the 60s and 70s. The homes in town often didn't even have a driveway. A couple of days ago I saw an article saying in China extended-range PHEVs are becoming all the rage. It's a full electric drivetrain, the gas engine is only used for charging the battery. That's an idea that could really catch on.
- floxy 2y ago
  See also the 2025 Ramcharger https://www.ramtrucks.com/electric/ram-1500-ramcharger.html https://www.ramtrucks.com/electric/ram-1500-ramcharger.html https://www.caranddriver.com/ram/1500-ramcharger https://www.caranddriver.com/ram/1500-ramcharger
  - taylodl 2y ago
    Wow! That's exactly the kind of capability I saw! All-electric drivetrain, engine is only necessary for charging the battery. I'm surprised the engine is as large as it is - but maybe it was spec'd to keep everything running even when towing/loading at max capacity? In a passenger vehicle you'd think they'd be able to get away with a small motorcycle engine.
    - floxy 2y ago
      >In a passenger vehicle you'd think they'd be able to get away with a small motorcycle engine. The range extender on the BMW i3 EV is a motorcycle sized engine at 647cc: https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15088505/2017-bmw-i3-with-range-extender-test-review/ https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15088505/2017-bmw-i3-w...

by floxy 2y ago

taylodl 2y ago

As I wrote my comment, I was thinking 10%. It's funny you bring up homes having driveways but no garages, that was a "thing" for a while, even in suburban homes in the 60s and 70s. The homes in town often didn't even have a driveway. A couple of days ago I saw an article saying in China extended-range PHEVs are becoming all the rage. It's a full electric drivetrain, the gas engine is only used for charging the battery. That's an idea that could really catch on.

floxy 2y ago
See also the 2025 Ramcharger https://www.ramtrucks.com/electric/ram-1500-ramcharger.html https://www.ramtrucks.com/electric/ram-1500-ramcharger.html https://www.caranddriver.com/ram/1500-ramcharger https://www.caranddriver.com/ram/1500-ramcharger
- taylodl 2y ago
  Wow! That's exactly the kind of capability I saw! All-electric drivetrain, engine is only necessary for charging the battery. I'm surprised the engine is as large as it is - but maybe it was spec'd to keep everything running even when towing/loading at max capacity? In a passenger vehicle you'd think they'd be able to get away with a small motorcycle engine.
  - floxy 2y ago
    >In a passenger vehicle you'd think they'd be able to get away with a small motorcycle engine. The range extender on the BMW i3 EV is a motorcycle sized engine at 647cc: https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15088505/2017-bmw-i3-with-range-extender-test-review/ https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15088505/2017-bmw-i3-w...