Google is your friend. Use it to find postings by hundreds of EV people who have tried to take trips over 200 miles and spent considerable time waiting to recharge - or get to a recharge station and find their equipment does not work with your EV. BTW, just saw an article this morning that President Biden is pushing standardization of charging equipment to address this problem.
Pres. Biden, as he has tended to be during his presidency, is a day late and a dollar short. The major American, Japanese, and European car makers have long ago agreed on a standard known as CCS. There is but one exception... Tesla.
In addition, I would refer you to any one of a dozen or so articles on Youtube by Scotty Kilmer on EV's. He is a lifetime auto mechanic who is not fond of EV's for a variety of important reasons. Whether you agree with him or not you will learn a lot about this immature technology.
I'm familiar with Scotty Kilmer. I do not think Mr. Kilmer's videos are accurate or insightful. Scaremongering is an adjective I might use.
Yes, the Prius and the Leaf are reliable....also very small. GM's Volt was also cramped for space although it was a gas to drive. But how many petro cars do you know what would need the equivalent of a complete engine overhaul/replacement at 150,000 miles?
My perception is a lot of gas cars never make it to 150k. The only high mileage car I ever had had a serious engine failure around 125k miles due to losing oil pressure.
And the fact that the Prius warranty is "only" 150k miles does not mean anything will happen at 150k miles.
I believe that incentive is actually a tax credit. Useful for those who pay higher taxes but not the rest of us.
Correct. I'm a working individual, so it would apply for me.
Recharging overnight (off-peak) is exactly what the utilities need you to do. Grid capacity during on-peak hours is already at virtual capacity in many areas of the country. And with normal charging time you could not use your EV during these hours.
The grid is fine, in my part of the country. I understand California, Texas and chunks of Canada have got some work to do.
You can use your car at any time. Just unplug it first. It's not like you're forbidden from unplugging it until it reaches a certain charge threshold, if you need a late night Taco Bell run.
My Volt owning neighbor paid around $2,500 for his upgraded home charging station.
Wow. Sounds like a ripoff to me, but I also live in a relatively cheap part of the US.
Owning one car used entirely for commuting and short runs to the super market is expensive no matter how you look at it. Not sure where you got your commute mile number but it is actually 40-41 miles per day on average in the USA.
Almost all personal cars are used
primarily for commuting and other short trips. Further more, two thirds of households that have a car also have at least two cars so it isn't outrageous to have a car that is very efficient at one thing and not suitable for hauling the kids or whatever.
Forget about towing your travel trailer or boat.
Forget about larger families or taking your soccer team to the game.
Forget about making the rated battery miles in very cold or very warm climates.
Look, I agree with you. EVs aren't for everyone. But the current generation of EVs are appropriate for lots of people. I will probably have an EV for my next car, because I don't need to tow a boat or haul 4 kids in the back.
And imagine the smile on everyone's face when you pull into a charging station and it's full. You wait for them then wait for you.
The intent is to use a public charging station only rarely. If I had an EV, it probably would have been charged at a public charger twice so far this calendar year.
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