Posted on 10/18/2022 12:26:58 PM PDT by Red Badger
A Colorado electric vehicle owner called a road trip across the state of Wyoming “very difficult” after it took 15 hours to drive 178 miles.
Alan O’Hashi used to live in Wyoming and explained that a trip back to the Cowboy State in his electric Nissan Leaf required lots of patience.
“It was very difficult, O’Hashi told the Cowboy State Daily. “For example, [it took] 15 hours to get from Cheyenne to Casper.”
The distance between Cheyenne and Casper is 178 miles, which with the speed limit taken into account should take less than 2 1/2 hours.
“What I’ve learned from driving this thing is patience,” O’Hashi said.
Since that first attempt, O’Hashi has made the trip again but was only able to cut the total travel time down to 11 hours. While waiting to charge, he noted that he often spends extra money shopping or eating, in addition to the charging cost.
O’Hashi added that the unpredictability of a battery’s range causes anxiety because electric vehicle owners must factor in extra distances to charging stations, along with hilly terrain and winds that negatively impact battery range.
His experiences inspired him to write a book, On the Trail: Electric Vehicle Advice and Anxiety.
Yep...seems to be a lot of hot air when it comes to EVs.
Only solidifies my determination of not to own one.
Averaged less than 22 miles an hour. Seniors in Florida drive faster than that for God’s sake. If he was on major highways he posed a threat to other drivers
My bad- he was about 12 MPH, not 22
Gosh, I wonder how well it works when it gets bitterly cold and there’s snow on the roads - as happens in Wyoming.
Those EVs are crap and not ready for prime time.
A Nissan Leaf is a city running errands car with a range of only 50 miles. The guy is an idiot!
Maybe in a couple of decades, but not now.
Well, it points up problems with range of travel with electric cars.
As of now, electric cars can make sense if you drive short distances around town. For road trips or longer distances driven, they just don’t make good sense as of now.
Which points up that the technology just isn’t there. For states such as Calif. to decree that gas and diesel vehicles are to be phased out, makes no sense. The technology hasn’t developed to the point where it is reasonable to outlaw the internal combustion engine.
EV's come with their own fire starter for warmth...
I have driven across Wyoming. Many times we didn’t see a car for hours.
Same as it ever was. The problems that plagued them last century are still with us.
EV MasterGatorBater will soon set upon us to put our minds at ease, that EV's are great, the bestest transportation ever.
Good. Stupid should hurt.
And you have the heated seats, wheel, rear window defroster, and heat to the max?
Along the same lines, check this guy’s review on his towing experience disaster with an electric pickup.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nS0Fdayj8Y
don't
The article doesn’t say why it took him 15 hours to drive 178 miles? What was causing the guy’s problems?
Choosing a Leaf to drive around Wyoming seems intentionally stupid.
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