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0 pointscptskippy5y ago0 comments

> over an hour, and that only nets you ~20-22 miles.

Most modern EVs can do 24-25 miles/hour on L2.

How is that not meaningful?

The average trip to the grocery store is 41 minutes [1] so that's 15 miles of charge which would negate most or all of the range lost traveling to the store.

[1] https://www.creditdonkey.com/grocery-shopping-statistics.htm...

Stop assuming that anyone plugging their EV into charge is on empty and NEEDS to charge. That's an ICE vehicle use pattern that doesn't apply, people wait until their empty when driving an ICE because they have to make a special trip. With an EV and charging everywhere, you can charge whenever you want.

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turtlebits5y ago

You are assuming EV charging is everywhere, but right now infrastructure is extremely limited.

I have yet to see a grocery store with a charging station in Seattle (QFC/Safeway/Whole Foods), and the one I have seen (at a Safeway far north), there were are only 2 spots and power was shared across ports.

The reality for me is that L2 charging is currently useless as the places I go do not provide chargers.

cptskippyOP5y ago

You're moving the goal post. No the infrastructure isn't in place everywhere and your experience is evidence of that. But it works in other places, my experience is evidence of that. Everyone isn't going to have an EV overnight and there's time to build out reliable infrastructure everywhere.

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