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To: Grampa Dave; SkyDancer
How long does it take to charge one vs how long does it take to fill up with fuel?”

That is an excellent question. My wife’s 15 year old but in great shape Lexus is our main vehicle.

I have a Ridgeline to haul stuff, pick up stuff and go to Home Depot for more new plants. So it gets filled up less often.

With the tank near empty, I can fill it up in less than 5 minutes

Just so, batteries and gas tanks are essentially containers of stored energy

....and to carry that point further, in the event an IC auto runs out of gas on a rural road, one can flag down a passing motorist or hike with an gas can to the nearest gas station or call for assistance. Can't do that with an EV auto. So far AAA doesn't have road assistance generators to recharge EVs... And if they did, charge time remains approximately the same...they can send out a flat bed tow truck...lost hours and money compared to gasoline.

56 posted on 05/28/2019 9:18:38 AM PDT by Covenantor (Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
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To: Covenantor

Electric seems to work best in cities. My grandad told me they had UPS trucks in NYC that were battery run (that’s when he was like 8).


60 posted on 05/28/2019 9:21:27 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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