Posted on 02/12/2020 4:06:47 PM PST by NRx
Keeping electric cars charged seems like such an easy process: plug the car into power and wait a while. But in reality keeping cars like our Tesla Model X fully charged can actually be quite the challenge. In this video we take a look at the different charging options to learn which is the easiest, the most intuitive and the fastest way to keep your electric vehicle car charged. This applies to all new and used electric vehicles. From the Nissan Leaf, to the Tesla Model 3 to even the Fiat 500e if you are thinking of owning or own one of these full electrics, this video is for you!
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The charging time and having to have an extra 220 outlet to charge at home seems to be a nonstarter.
“I accept (reluctantly) that electric cars are going to become the norm probably within the next thirty years.”
I don’t. Our electrical infrastructure cannot handle such a load. The costs will continue to be problem. The liberals pushing this crap will find the environmental impact is a disaster.
And I have little desire to have my garage burn down...
I agree on both points.
Plug-in hybrids will come first. Nobody wants to be without a reliable source of power and an internal combustion engine still delivers that.
Through hybrids, consumers will see the fallacy of all electric.
If you can go four hundred miles at 80mph and then recharge the battery in the same time it takes to fill your tank with gas I might consider it; plus to be able to run the A/C in summer and the heater in winter at the same rate.
My son just recently got a new Tesla Model 3 Performance.
It has a 300 mile range and can charge at 4 miles per hour on regular 120 v.
The gas savings alone from his previous car a 2016 Camaro SS 6 speed offsets the cost of the additional electric.
Yes a 220 Tesla port is recommended and would charge the car much faster.
Who in their right mind would want to transport their family with any EV in a freezing snowstorm or a torrential downpour?
Except all you want..........slave.
If you should keep your supposed "green machine" long enough, you can look forward to ~$29,000 for a new battery.
Who is saving who from what?
Do these virtue signaling narcissists think the electricity comes from unicorns?
Interesting video.
But he didn’t show the charging station that’s powered by a diesel generator. ... And there is a lot of reluctance to mention that the electricity likely comes from ‘dirty’ carbon fuels ... And that there is a loss of efficiency in converting those fuels into electricity
I can hardly wait for the ‘Rest of the Story’ but won’t hold my breath
Not to mention the US power grid can’t handle it.
Rural electric cooperatives are not even close to handling this load.
Not to mention, to get to the handling capacity needed will make gas look real cheap.
On a much, much smaller scale but probably indicative of the process: I have a heck of a time staying on top of fresh charges for my two hedge trimmers and two cordless drills.
Is there his a fair comparison? I think it is.
Guy I worked with had a Tesla. Asked him about how it does. Spouted off its marvelous acceleration to 60 MPH. Get that. Impossible to improve upon the torque of DC motor. Then I asked him about its range, and he looked down at the floor sheepishly and muttered something that sounded like 360 miles.
Well la-dee-fricken-da! I’ll take my VW 2.0 liter TDI and raise you two Teslas at way less than half the price. While he stops to charge, I’m scootin’ on by. At around 700 miles I’ll be hunting for a fuel stop for the 14 gallon tank.
I remember Neil Young’s luxury car garage fire. And a few others. But please search Google under “electric car catches fire” or similar.
A Kia “exploded” and “blew the door off”. Not really a fire.
“It has a 300 mile range and can charge at 4 miles per hour on regular 120 v.”
So it takes 75 hours to charge it sufficiently to travel 300 miles.
3 days plus.
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We’ll have the elusive flying car long before all cars are electric.
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