Posted on 10/18/2022 12:48:02 PM PDT by george76
how bad electric vehicles are for long-distance travel .. it took him 15 hellish hours to drive from Cheyenne to Casper, Wyoming.
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California told EV users not to charge their cars during its repeated summer blackouts.
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runs out of juice .. forced to pay .. a tow truck to get him to the nearest charging station.
Secondly, since there are three types of charging stations all of which charge at different speeds.. sometimes he would be forced to sit overnight, only to end up with enough battery power to drive a mere 40 miles.
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Level 3 chargers, for instance, can give a full charge in around three to four hours. But charging on a home-based, level 1 charger can entail a two or three day wait for a full charge.
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hilly roads sapped his power faster than level roads, so going through hilly territory could cut his battery life by as much as half.
EVs also carry massive costs long-term that the auto industry is desperate to keep customers from learning.
Then there is the serious mental aspect about driving an EV. The phenomenon is called “range anxiety,” as drivers find themselves in anguish over whether or not they will make it to the next charging station before their EV conks out.
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O’Hashi is not the first person to run up against the uselessness of EVs for long hauls. Another man found that driving his electric Hyundai across Montana was a nightmare. In some cases, charging for 10 hours only brought his battery to a 20 percent charge, which only allows a few miles of driving. Then there is the case of the man who discovered that his electric truck was not suited for towing despite what the manufacturers said.
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We told them so and they ignored us.
Why did it take nine hours to go 130 miles in our new electric Porsche?’
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Can you imagine a winter filled with stranded families trying to travel in these junk elec vehicles? SO SICK! And there’s no need for it. imho
Just got back from the Electric Vehicle Indy 500. Really exciting except for the 8 hour pit stops.
Obviously, this means the US Government needs to cut HUGE checks to lots of kickback contractors who will build millions of charging stations all over the United States, just like they did to create gas statio...UH...ER...never mind.
I may be wrong, but I would guess that majority of owners of these time bombs are Democrats.
Defrosters, heaters, lights, and .. reduce the range even faster.
I saw on Youtube 2 guys driving a fully charged electric F-150 and a Humvee with matching trailers in Colorado. I think the round trip was 176 miles. One had to get a recharge on the way back and it took 36 mins at .26 cents a kw for a partial charge while the other guy in the Humvee did not as he thought he could make it as he had 10% charge left in his bigger battery pack. He manged but had only 8% left. I noticed he had his window partially down so no a/c used.
They had a backup gas Tacoma pickup truck which only used 1/4 tank of gas. The driver said he could make the trip 3 more times before getting gas. At 5 minutes....
The Humvee was about $115,000 !!
States get final OK to build highway EV charging network
The federal government will release $5 billion over five years to install or upgrade electrical chargers along 75,000 miles of highway from coast to coast.
IOW the government is going to give criminals a sitting duck target. Car plugged into a charger, you cannot move, you’re out on the highway at night and firearms have been banned (unless you’re a criminal).
At least this guy was in Wyoming. Imagine if he had been in Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Memphis, or New Orleans. He would not be alive to tell the story.
I.dots. I see them everywhere.
The optimum car if one is that worried about the environment is a hybrid. It has its own problems but other than in town errand running, an EV is not practical.
The new “Too Big to Fail” fleecing of stupid Americans.
Tesla can charge 25 miles per hour with a 30 amps 240V dryer plug at home.
That’s 200 miles in 8 hours.
EV’s are so virtuous though. It’s worth a few inconveniences.
In the horse and buggy era, this would be called making pretty good time.
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