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0 pointsLammy3y ago0 comments

Are people okay with letting """the grid""" dictate when and how far they can travel? My Prius gets 50MPG on a 9 gallon tank and I can "add 400 miles" (to use Tesla marketing terminology) in, like, a minute at a gas pump.

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velcrovan3y ago

We are already ok with letting the oil/gas distribution network dictate when and how far we can travel. But since, as you note, people HATE having any kind of limitation on their movement, that network has scaled up to the point where there’s almost never a felt limitation. And that will happen with electrical too. The electrical distribution system for vehicles is already better than the oil/gas one was when ICE cars were coming into use.

njovin3y ago

It's not about being prevented from doing something, but moreso when it's convenient & economical. Just like when you're running low on gas (but not out and not in a rush to fill up) you might plan a visit to a discount center like Costco during off-peak hours to avoid the lines, EV owners schedule their home charging during off-peak hours to save money.

If I'm on a roadtrip I can still stop at a supercharger and be boosted up in 10-15 mins.

LammyOP3y ago

> Just like when you're running low on gas (but not out and not in a rush to fill up) you might plan a visit to a discount center like Costco during off-peak hours

Anecdata: I never ever do this. The marginal savings isn't worth the mental space it would take to plan that sort of thing. To me it's all about the availability and the immediacy, so I fill up with premium any time it's convenient and don't even look at the price.

I regularly have 10+ hour driving days and don't want to have to wait around even at superchargers. I'm open to the idea EVs, but only once they can fit into my needs instead of curbing my needs for the sake of EVs.

hot_gril3y ago

Assuming there's a supercharger along your route that you're able to reach. The ones I've seen are placed halfway between major destinations, like LAX/SFO or LAX/LAS.

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