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[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Sure, a couple of minutes every week or so. Do you know how long it takes you to plug in and unplug an EV in every night? Literally less than 4 seconds. No special trips, no waiting for a pump, no authorizing with your card, no waiting for the actual fuel to go in the tank.

As for my longer trip, it only wastes 30 minutes if you do nothing with that time. I get lunch, or take a piss, or stretch my legs for a bit, or check out a local shop. When I do EV trips with non-EV drivers, they're always amazed at how much of a non-hassle most charging experiences are.

My partner and I prefer to use the EV for some of our longer trips (2+ hours) because of it's comfort features, "fuel" economy, quietness, and how it doesn't stink like a gas car does. Charging stops are a non-issue, a surprising amount of places have destination chargers at them or nearby. Just plug the car in, enter payment, and go do whatever you were going to do that day, and have a "full tank" when you get back. The only people I hear complain about how awful it is to make a charging stop, are people who have never had do one.

[-] LemmyEntertainYou@piefed.social 1 points 4 hours ago

I never make special trips for petrol, nor do I ever have to wait to get on a pump. I have heard countless stories of EV drivers have to wait hours to get on a charging point however.

I don't want to go find lunch or visit local shops when I have a long drive. I want to be able to get there and back with zero hassle.

[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I never make special trips for petrol, nor do I ever have to wait to get on a pump.

Calling bullshit on this. I drove a gas powered car for 16 years. Unless you started driving earlier this year, you've definitely done both of those things at this point.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Ok, I’ve never had to wait at a supercharger. I’ve never seen a broken one. I never plan ahead for one. My cars trip planner just inserts them in navigation wherever they need to be and never plans more than 20 minutes, to stay on the steep section of the charging curve

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