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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And being brave, persistent and never wants to give up, he decided to try the same trip that winter ... they are still looking for him.
Ah.. yes... A few months ago we drove from Sacramento to Denver, and then back again later. Of special note was the hundreds of miles in the Great Salt Lake basin, and hundreds of miles in Wyoming. I kept track, and did not see any EVs on the Salt portion, and none during the Wyoming time. Each time, when we ‘charged’ our SUV with wonderful hydrocarbons, it took about 5 minutes each time.
Perhaps we should develop C02 Plant Food Awards. To the person, family, and company that enhances the Green Earth. It would be an opportunity to reintroduce and teach The Carbon Cycle. The more C02, the more green is our planet. Cutting back C02 is starving the plant world. Perhaps we need The Society For The Protection of The Plant Kingdom.
There only good for around town….forget states west of the Rocky Mountains
My golf vw diesel got about 48 to 52 mpg regularly in this hilly country
I know that. 25 miles per hour charge rate is like filling your gas tank at 1 gallon per hour. Electric can fill while you are sleeping. Still not practical for long trips.
the problem right now is that you aren’t traveling to your destination but from supercharger to supercharger. No ability to randomly alter your trip on a whim. And no way to carry any extra fuel for emergencies.
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