Are EVs dying out? Not so fast. Experts say the future is still electric as car makers pour billions into new models: “After a record year in 2023, EV sales are expected to set another record in 2024.” @NPR @camilareads https://www.npr.org/2024/02/07/1227707306/ev-electric-vehicles-sales-2024
I ain’t spending 8 hours a day twiddling my thumbs in a grocery store parking lot just to drive between work and home.
What are you talking about? New electric vehicles today can fast charge to 80% in 20 minutes or less. For the amount of driving that most people do, that’s more than enough. You’d likely be able to go a few days between charges, and you’re probably going to the grocery store anyways in that time. This is a poor excuse not to get an electric vehicle.
Sadly it isn’t that simple. Most grocery store or similar charging stations (at least around me) are level 1 or 2 (levels described in this article). That means you get roughly 2-4 miles per hour of charging or 12-32 miles per hour of charging (most being the lower).
While there is level 3 fast charging (what you refer to) , they are less common and that assumes your car is compatible (as like phones, not all support fast charging).
The fact all of this is generally unknown by the public is why buying an EV is so hard. You need to know what charging plug your car takes, what levels of charging it can use, as well as if the charges around you support your car at levels you want. It’s why I went hybrid rather than phev/EV recently.
What are you talking about? New electric vehicles today can fast charge to 80% in 20 minutes or less. For the amount of driving that most people do, that’s more than enough. You’d likely be able to go a few days between charges, and you’re probably going to the grocery store anyways in that time. This is a poor excuse not to get an electric vehicle.
Sadly it isn’t that simple. Most grocery store or similar charging stations (at least around me) are level 1 or 2 (levels described in this article). That means you get roughly 2-4 miles per hour of charging or 12-32 miles per hour of charging (most being the lower).
While there is level 3 fast charging (what you refer to) , they are less common and that assumes your car is compatible (as like phones, not all support fast charging).
The fact all of this is generally unknown by the public is why buying an EV is so hard. You need to know what charging plug your car takes, what levels of charging it can use, as well as if the charges around you support your car at levels you want. It’s why I went hybrid rather than phev/EV recently.