Posted on 02/15/2023 11:17:22 AM PST by Red Badger
Taking an electric car on a road trip can be a stressful experience โ at least according to a couple who took their Kia EV6 on a cross-country trip from Michigan to Florida.
Axios reporter Joann Muller said her husband took the electric car on a 1,500 mile road trip โ she joined him part-way through โ to see if the US is truly ready for mass EV adoption. While electric cars are becoming more prevalent, charging infrastructure isn't quite what it should be, Muller wrote.
"We were constantly thinking about where to charge next," Muller wrote of her experience during the trip. "It occupied our minds more than where to eat or spend the night."
They stopped 12 times to recharge the car, which has an estimated battery range of 274 miles, over the course of the 1,500 mile, four-day journey, and that charging times were between 20 to 55 minutes.
The reporter said that while they were never afraid of getting stranded, the trip took a lot more planning than it would have with a traditional combustion-engine vehicle. The couple had to juggle "route-planning apps and billing accounts with various charging companies, which can get confusing," as well as dealing with "glitchy" chargers.
Muller said her husband drove the car alone from Detroit to Washington DC, where they met up to head to Florida. During his solo portion of the trip, he said he was so "anxious" about the drain cold temperatures would have on the battery that he didn't use the cabin heat, choosing instead to rely on the heated steering wheel and seats.
While EV range continues to improve, charging infrastructure still poses a major hurdle for electric-vehicle adoption.
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Late spring means little or no reliance on range-killing heat or AC.
They are only going just over 100 miles between recharges. Even a normal bathroom rest break interval is 180+ miles (3 hours) - and that is using only 1/2 of a fuel tank!
For me, 30 miles, tops!...................
HA HA!
My ‘21 Silverado Duramax 3.0 4x4 gets an average of 600 miles per tank, and takes me less than 5 minutes to “recharge”.
” Do their windows roll down?”
They do seem to drive around with all the windows up, all the time.
Indoor types. Like an artificial environment.
Hmmm...
If my wife & I take a 1500-mile trip in our Ford 500, there would be about 4-5 stops for gas filling, 2 stops for food, and 6 other stops for just bladder breaks...
So 12 stops aren’t so bad, IMHO...
Except if they’re cooped up in a pissant rollerskate instead of a real car...
Nice 5k gen set you got there.
I thought ICE was some Border Patrol outfit..........
Or a white rapper.....................
I had a candy bar that had a white rapper. Took that off and ate it........
“I sense a business opportunity!.........................”
Go on GovPlanet/IronPlanet and buy a surplus generator set.
Red Badger’s Emergency Roadside Charging LLC.๐
But even at that would you have to spend 12 hours to do it.
Any ICE (Pass) vehicle is going to get at least 300 miles to tank. Probably more. So you would probably only need to make about 5 stops or less to make the trip.
Waiting to recharge batteries while on a road trip seems stupid and pointless. Just get a hybrid.
A couple took an electric car on a 1,500 mile road trip. They had to stop 12 times and forgo heat due to their range anxiety.
02/15/2023 1:35:02 AM PST ยท by Libloather ยท 63 replies
Business Insider ^ | 2/14/23 | Grace Kay
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4131162/posts
That’s why we bought a plug-in hybrid minivan. For short around town trips and a lot of idling, we spend most of the time on electric avoiding ICE wear and tear and the level 2 charger at home keeps it topped off between errands.
For our longer family vacations, we just fill up and go with the ICE engine. Our battery pack is way smaller than a full EV and we get the benefit of both, plus not having to rely on a single fuel source.
Over the last several thousand miles, we’ve been averaging between 40-50 MPG equivalent on the combo of electric and gasoline.
Yeah, that’s pretty much the way to go right now. Most of Toyota’s vehicles are now this type of hybrid.
As if our government masters care?!
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