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Female Entrepreneur Set to Revolutionize Transportation for All of Africa, After Transforming her Native Ghana - Good News Network (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (11 children)

Most of the time you charge an EV at home or at a level 2 charger nearby.

I have neither a house, nor I have access to any fast charging station nearby.

the battery will last the lifetime of the vehicle

That's not given some battery packs will last long, some won't. Warranty on batteries is a sketchy thing because it's difficult to say whether capacity drop is a design flaw or just wear and tear from heavy usage

you have no practical knowledge of the topic

I have as much knowledge as I researched the topic. EV is a big nope for me.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Assuming off street parking, you may still convince your landlord or HOA to install chargers - make a business case for it.

    My ex’s HOA just took such a proposal seriously: they got quotes, explained it’s covered by the reserve, and put it up to vote. It did get voted down by the membership, but it’s up to you to convince enough members

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    I always find it funny when people go through a lot of contortions to explain why they don't want an EV. If you don't want an EV don't buy one. Nobody cares.

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  • [+] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (7 children)
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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Just curious on why you need to drive 300 miles on a single charge? Is it because you don’t wish to stop during the trip, is there no charging infrastructure along this particular route, or something else?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Unless you are born into great fortune, you have to work for 5 days out of every 7. The time in those remaining two days is extremely valuable to most people who just want to visit family/friends.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

    I just got back from a 1,200+ mile road trip. The first leg was 450 miles and my trip planner scheduled a 20 minute stop and a 15 minute stop. Yeah it’s a little longer than otherwise but really not much. Combine them with meals and it’s no delay at all

    Edit: in an ICE car I would have made one of those stops and grabbed fast food, so the difference was 15 minutes. No big deal

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yup, I’ve had a lot of successful and pleasant long-distance EV trips as well! However they aren’t all like that because most people don’t live in a top-5 country travelling along routes as old as their country. I can’t wait until that doesn’t matter but the current infrastructure and tech just makes you sound like the kind of person that asks starving children why they chose to be born poor.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    True, I assumed a developed country.

    I this case I did assume US but also that most developed countries have at least as good EV infrastructure and many are much better. While half of my trip was urban areas with many more choices, the other half was rural and still not inconvenient

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