Man Discovers His Electric Hummer Will Take 5 days to Fully Charge

Headline USA ^ | January 18, 2023 | Molly Bruns

[M-cubed]

I find it quite ironic that the more EVs they have...the more fossil fuels they have to consume to produce electricity to keep them running..

of course the grid cant take it so I assume they'll all have gas or diesel generators installed as back up next to their expensive garage chargers that have no juice when the grid is down .. Makes sense to me.... /s

[Bernard]

As a side note, can that vehicle get into an accident and not be totaled, because it would cost more to repair than its worth?

[nascarnation]

I suppose like any vehicle the insurance premiums will reflect the cost to repair/replace. I know all these cars with 3000 dollar headlight systems are like that.

[Red Badger]

If it gets in an accident it will probably burn into a scrap heap...................

[doorgunner69]

Is that the oversized electric golf kart I read about with the battery that weighs well over a ton?

What a disaster waiting to happen.

[Poser]

If you assume the national average of 23 cents per kilowatt hour and the vehicle range of about 300 miles, it works out to approximately 20 cents per mile for the electric bill.

Compared to $3 per gallon gas, the equivalent is about 15 miles per gallon. The EPA says the Hummer averages 12 mpg, so the cost gas is about 5 cents per gallon more than equivalent electricity at 85% charging efficiency.

Next question: How many miles, at 5 cents per mile savings, does one have to drive to recover the extra cost of the EV and all of the equipment needed to go with it. (Of course that doesn’t include the increased depreciation because of battery disposal and replacement costs.)

Answer: There is no chance the vehicle will last that long.

Analysis: The current crop of EVs are not a good option.

Note: The supercharging stations are rated at about 90% efficiency. Car and Driver rates home chargers at 85% during ideal conditions and less when not ideal.

[Red Badger]

In places where natural disasters are common, it makes no sense to own a EV as your sole means of transportation.

Hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, forest fires, all destroy the infrastructure of electricity distribution.....................

[LittleBillyInfidel]

Thought the headline said “Electric Hammer”. Time to make coffee.

[Leep]

Did he get a hum dinger of a deal on it?

[Red Badger]

If I had a Hummer........................

[bray]

Takes me 5 mins to fill my tank.

[discostu]

Man Discovers Hummers are still ridiculous.

[Red Badger]

YOU BE KILLIN’ DA ERF!...................

[glennaro]

Man, I either need new glasses or a third cup. I read the headline as "Man Discovers His Electric Hammer Will Take 5 days to Fully Charge" ... thinking, "what the hell?" ...

[Red Badger]

You’re #2....................

[glennaro]

Thanks, RB. Pour a cup for me while you’re at it, LBI. Cheers!

[Macoozie]

A 5 day electric hummer?

I gotta me one of these!!!

[deport]

Man Discovers Hummers are still ridiculous.

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Sometimes ‘Discovery’ is a very big deal.....

[jdsteel]

5 days is optimistic. With a 110 outlet and that snow he’ll be staying even with battery loss due to the cold. The EV uses some juice just sitting there, unless it goes into “sleep mode” after being unused for several days.

Get a 220 volt, 50 amp line minimum.

[sjmjax]

Here’s another interesting math revelation.
A 250 kW battery has the energy equivalent of about 7 gallons on gas!

So, you’ve bought a massively heavy SUV with the equivalent of a 7 gallon fuel tank.

And the tank fills at the rate of .06 gal/hr. Or about 1 mile range per hour on the charger.