A Kia EV6 is pictured parked at The Riviera Country Club on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, in Los Angeles.
Posted on 02/18/2023 9:56:33 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Reflecting on their trip, I come to a different conclusion: Use sane technology rather than try to show environmental sanctity.
“We were constantly thinking about where to charge next,”
I’m always concerned about where to buy pure gas as I drive about the country. I now carry 4 5gal jugs so I can go 20 gal + 36 gal [vehicle gas tank volume] x 18 mpg = 1008 miles.
More than I can drive in a day in my old age.
YMMV.
We can be assured that EV charging station will become more close and common, so that issue will mostly go away. However, the amount of time to charge at each charge? That is flipping idiotic.
ICE replaced steam and ICE should remain king for the very same reasons, if we lived in a sane world, which we don’t.
1500 miles in my ‘04 Honda Accord, 2 stops (520 miles per fill-up), 160 seconds per,plus in/out time. Results: Priceless!
Z
Whenever I drive long distances, I see windwill farms along the way and that always reminds me of Doctor Frankenstein ending up on one of the blades until he falls off at the end of the original movie. It’s just harder for the monster and the doctor to get to the landing at the top so the monster can throw Victor off.
A couple took an electric car on a 1,500 mile road trip. They had to stop 12 times and forgo heat due to their range anxiety.
Business Insider ^ | 2/14/23 | Grace Kay
Posted on 2/15/2023, 9:35:02 AM by Libloather
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4131162/posts
A couple took an electric car on a 1,500 mile road trip. They had to stop 12 times and forgo heat due to their range anxiety.
Business Insider ^ | Feb 14, 2023, 2:39 PM | Grace Kay
Posted on 2/15/2023, 7:17:22 PM by Red Badger
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4131285/posts
Behold the future!!
IOW, they learned nothing.
The correct answer would have been that they learned to use a ICE for long trips.
Suckers!
They’re liberal dumbasses. Lesson they “learned” should’ve been, “we bought a gas powered vehicle.”
With today’s available mapping technology, if these people had “range anxiety” then they are complete idiots over and above taking a 1500 mile drive in an electric vehicle in winter.
With the information available, they could have (should have) known where every single charging station was located before they ever left home.
I have a 34 ft motorhome and tow a 16 ft box trailer behind it. I know in advance what stations can accommodate my rig’s length. Since I seldom travel interstates, I need to know this.
This couple is just stupid.
This couple saved on the cost of 50 gallons of gas and paid a premium of $300 at charging stations to freeze their asses off.
I’m curious about what other life decisions this couple makes.
EC
should’ve had a v8...
They got a coal powered vehicle, and feel good about it.
EVs are not meant for road trips. They are glorified golf carts.
But, that is part of the idea of pushing EV’s at us. We can’t afford them, and those who can, stay close to home to avoid this misery.
It is all good to stay in our new smart cities and our allotted territory. The time is coming we will need permission and a good ESG number to travel.
But the reason to click on the link is the Ford Lightning video from a tweet that's linked lower down.
A link to the tweet...
That video of a Ford Lightning pulled off to the side of the road while being charged by what looks to be a generator in its bed has gotten over a million views so far.
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