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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (26 children)

Needs to be an option to put these into todays EVs. You shouldn't have to buy a brand new car to get better battery technology.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (25 children)

Today's EV's batteries will already outlast the car.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They outlast the car, but don't have the range and take too long to charge, that's the problem, not the longevity.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have never had an issue with either of those things. On road trips, there are plenty of fast ev chargers these days. And my EV already goes 320mi on a full charge. You don't want to sit at max charge for long anyway. I only charge to 50% and haven't had much range anxiety. Realistically it's better than gas, because at home it charges overnight (even to 100%).

Charging on road trips at a fast charger takes as long as a quick trip to the bathroom and grabbing a bite to eat.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Sounds nice. In much of the US it's not at all that easy to find fast chargers and longer lasting and quicker charging batteries would significantly help EV adoption here.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Out of curiosity, have you tried? Genuinely asking. Because I thought the same before I caved and bought mine. I've now gone on multi-thousand mile road trips with no issues. But I acknowledge there are places that need more chargers.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The answer is always no. I just want to know who these people are that wake up, get in their truck, tow their boat 800 miles every single day are.

They don't exist, they would just rather inconvenience themselves 364 days a year to shave an hour off a long trip one day a year.

It's absurd.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

That's kind of what I was getting at, thanks.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Have electric hybrid which obviously isn't the same thing, but was considering going full EV. With the hybrid I am always on the lookout for places to charge to avoid gas and keep preconditioning option going. Often difficult to find a charging station never mind fast charging. I've paid attention to the 200mile mark to imagine what it would look like if I didn't have the gas backup and it's not pretty. Sure you could do it with some patience and careful planning, but in my country unless you are staying near a coast, EV really becomes less practical for long distance traveling.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Can you charge from home? I have a house with off street parking and sufficient electrical service, that I installed a level 2 charger for about the cost of a new electric stove circuit. It’s so nice always being charged for local trips. So far I’m good for 200 mile round trips, and I just plug in at night if I’m low. This is more convenient than how I used to have to go to a gas station every couple weeks

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yes. But I am referring to multi day travel not daily travel.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I have a 400 mile one way trip coming up, so we’ll see.

In 8 months, it’ll be only the second time I’ll need to use a supercharger. Otherwise I never need to go anywhere to recharge; I simply plug in at home overnight when it’s low. It’s the same as keeping a phone charged: it’s just always ready.

So I did some route planning as a what-if. Looking at a map of superchargers, there are many along my route - it seems like every town along the interstate has at least one. Letting the software figure it out, it recommended two 20 minute stops. On a trip that easily runs nine hours if there’s any traffic, 2 20 minute stops aren’t really any different than I would plan anyway: how fast do you scarf down your French fries and cheeseburger?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

How often do you do that? Have you used ABRP to see how many chargers there are on the routes that you'd take (not a requirement in most cases btw, most EVs already show you where they are).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Assuming you can charge at home for daily driving …. A map of superchargers looks like it covers at least the interstates decently . Sure, there’s less covered areas, and not as frequently as rest areas and may be crowded , and away from interstates a few less populated areas are poorly covered but t seems like 90+% of US population ought to be able to road trip.

It really seems like charging from home is the more important issue to address, since it does make a huge difference. There are way too many apartments and condos where there is no incentive to provide charging, even if the tenants want it. We need more incentives plus find a way for them to see the need

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