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Most people regularly drive short distances to and from work. An electric car charged overnight perfectly fits that model and covers 99% of most people's drivi
by parfe 14y ago
Most people regularly drive short distances to and from work. An electric car charged overnight perfectly fits that model and covers 99% of most people's driving habits. Just like most people don't need to own a pickup truck. They borrow one once a year. Most people aren't driving hundreds of miles in a day on a regular basis. And if you do need to drive hundreds of miles? Then an electric car isn't for you.
I ski most weekends which is ~350 miles of driving and plugging in the car really isn't a huge deal. I did it when I had a diesel with an engine block warmer.
The exception receiving so much focus is kind of baffling. People seem really invested in finding faults with electric vehicles.
- checker 14y agoOne scenario where extended charge times is a huge weakness is in an evacuation setting when you have hundreds of thousands of people hitting the road at once to avoid a hurricane or some other disaster. I can imagine the queues at the chargers being ridiculous.
- jlgreco 14y agoHoly hell, did you even read the post you just responded to? How often do you fucking evacuate? That is even more of an exception than the occasional ski trip.
- checker 14y agoHow is this not a valid concern though? If electric cars are widely adopted, this problem will require a solution.
- ripter 14y agoThis has always bugged me about people complaining about the rage of electric cars. How often do you really drive 150 miles in a day? Not very damn often. If you do then maybe an electric car isn't for you. It doesn't have to be perfect for everyone. If you are travelling long distance in a gas car, do you put in just enough gas to get to the next station? Hell no, you fill that sucker up. It takes longer to charge a car than it does to put in gas. Duh, we all know that. If anything having to wait an hour between charges is a great opportunity for restaurants and shopping centers.
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