Posted on 12/15/2023 7:31:39 PM PST by Libloather
Bad news for EV owners with range anxiety - a half of electric cars go don't even go as far as makers claim.
A real-world test of 22 of the most popular electric cars has found that 10 fell short of their advertised range.
The biggest difference between quoted and actual ranges was observed in a 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Lariat Extended Range, which starts at around $70,000.
It ran out of juice after covering 270 highway miles, 50 miles less than the EPA 320-mile estimate, according to a test by Consumer Reports.
When a manufacturer sells an electric car in the US, the range it advertises is overseen by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and applies to a combination of city and highway driving.
Second worst at delivering on estimated range was the 2023 Lucid Air Touring, which costs close to $100,000. It traveled 40 miles less than the estimated 384-mile estimate.
Close behind it was a 2021 Tesla Model S. It traveled 39 miles less than its claimed 405 EPA range.
Range anxiety is when EV owners worry they won't get to their destination before needing to charge. Going on long trips in an electric car can cause rows among partners - as Daisy Goodwin found out in Italy.
Generally, the best performing vehicles in terms of range were from German manufacturers Mercedes and BMW, which between them made all in the top five.
A 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE 350 traveled 72 miles further than the EPA estimate.
Audi, Genesis, Hyundai, Kia, Lexus, Nissan, Subaru, and Volkswagen cars were all within around 20 miles of their advertised ranges.
'Real-world comparative tests are critical to understand if an EV is right for you,' said Jake Fisher, senior director of Consumer Report's auto test center.
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But, but, but, teh 0-60 times are teh fastar!!
Oversized electric golf cart fanbois.
“EVs are right for ….. nobody”
Nah, just right for leftists that need to virtue signal.
FR has a clique like that.
The storage situation for hydrogen is its greatest problem. However, here comes Metal Hydride Technology using magnesium hydride. Upon complete hydrogenation, all the hydrogen is stored as solid magnesium hydride. Zero hydrogen gas can be released in its stable solid state.
Great point. So long as it’s 72 degrees out it’s easy living.
Just be thankful they haven’t forced us into EV jumbo jets.
Optimal manufacturer’s promise of 4,800 miles ends up at 2,900 miles and a bunch of people hoping a jet can float in the Atlantic between New York and London.
RE: The long range of the EV promised by the company falls short in Texas....
https://www.instagram.com/backtothefuturetrilogy/p/CqWb2_0JiiL/
When the range promise is not met by results, the EV owner can pull out the Plan B scooter.....
Hydrogen is perishable. Hydrogen atoms are teeny tiny. They escape between molecules of glass and steel containers. Not great for long term storage.
Hydrogen does not escape when absorbed by magnesium hydride. I think this stuff will hold enough hydrogen to act like a gas tank. Hydrogen is released when the hydrate is heated (desorption). The required inlet pressure of the anode subsystem of a hydrogen proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell is in the 3–5 bar range, which is an achievable pressure level during desorption from the metal hydride storage.
Simple as the Hindenberg
“EVs are right for ….. nobody”
The one user group I see an EV might be right is postal delivery where they start and stop every few hundred feet. Not for cost sakes, or pollution sake, but for maintenance and wear sake.
4. I would add the container embrittlement problem caused by
hydrogen.
Here I Florida there’s a proposal to tax ev owners 200 dollars a year because there’s no tax revenue coming in from the charging vs gasoline tax.
I had a 1950’s VW Beatle that didn’t come with a fuel gauge, it was a real drag.
the very best solar energy product that provides energy simply and efficiently...the tree. been working tirelessly on a smokeless wood burning engine for a truck and even working on how to use green wood, you know, to appease the green party.
“How much does it cost to “fill up” an EV?”
Recent study indicated if not for all the taxpayer subsidies’ Uncle Joe has handed out it would be around $17 per equivalent gallon of gas.
https://www.thegeorgiavirtue.com/national-news/study-cost-of-fueling-an-electric-vehicle-is-equivalent-to-17-33-per-gallon/#:~:text=Community-,Study%3A%20Cost%20of%20‘fueling’%20an%20electric%20vehicle%20is,equivalent%20to%20%2417.33%20per%20gallon&text=(The%20Center%20Square)%20%E2%80%93%20The,Texas%20Public%20Policy%20Foundation%20says.
“Here I Florida there’s a proposal to tax ev owners 200 dollars a year because there’s no tax revenue coming in from the charging vs gasoline tax”
It should be more. EV’s weigh some 500 lbs more than an equivalent ICE car. Weight of vehicles is what destroy roads.
Fixed it.
This sounds like an underhanded advertisement FOR EVs. The numbers here are negligible compared to what I’ve heard real world people reporting.
Gotta work on the public's "uptake" of the EVs, the jabs, the belief in objective fact-checkers and of course transsexuals being 'whatever' as long as one doesn't observe many are remorseful and all are sterile.....
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