• @[email protected]
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    1 year ago

    To be fair, most people aren’t driving across the US on an even yearly basis, if ever in their lives.

    • Wintermute
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      101 year ago

      400 miles doesn’t get you halfway across a single state in the western US.

      • @Maggoty
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        31 year ago

        But it definitely gets you to the next fast charger to get an 80 percent charge in 10 minutes.

        • @time_lord
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          31 year ago

          That’s only relevant if you have a mythical car that can charge to 80 in 10 minutes. My car does it in about 90, the Solterra I almost bought has something like a 60 minute 10-80% charge time, and the fastest charging car on the market right now is the EV6 which is (IIRC) still 18 minutes to 80%.

          Nevermind that the estimated 350 mile range in an ICE car is pretty spot on, where as a 250 mile range in an EV is best case scenario.

          I own an EV, I think EVs are the future, but they’re not there quite yet. Not completely, and not in a way that can compete with a RAV-4, CR-V, or Forester in terms of miles traveled and minutes spent filling up. And often, locations where you want to stop, aren’t the same locations that have a fast charger.

          • @Maggoty
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            11 year ago

            You’re right, the ten minute thing is a goal not a reality right now. But according to multiple sources 10-80 percent charging times range from 20-75 minutes. Unless you’re on some kind of mad dash across the country that is short enough for road trips. For reference that’s 225 miles before lunch; and 200 miles before and after dinner. At highway speeds of 70mph you’re looking at 2 hours and 48 minutes between breaks. If you slow down to the old 55 mph recommendation for conserving energy then it’s 3 hours and 40 minutes. Which neatly divides for two drivers avoiding highway hypnosis. (2 hour max shift)

            Now I admit that this is theoretical, and more planning than most people do for road trips these days. But it is very doable to schedule meals during charging.

        • @[email protected]
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          11 year ago

          EV makers are doing what they did for mpg with gas cars: put out numbers for “ideal” charge times and range that are way off of reality.

          • @Maggoty
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            11 year ago

            To my knowledge the only one that’s been caught straight up lying is Tesla.

    • @chakan2
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      01 year ago

      Just city to city is typically at least 150mi one way. Maybe on the southern coasts, if I was really a homebody, could I get away with something under 150mi range.

      There’s no way anyone in Texas is going anywhere in a standard range EV for example.

      • @[email protected]
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        31 year ago

        I drove from Minnesota to Kansas in an EV. Wasn’t too bad, just a few stops to charge. I needed to eat and go for a walk, anyways