Buddy on vacation, took an EV, down to 20% they stopped to get refueled, 7 hours to get to 100%.
Yes, they don’t seem to put a cost on all the lost time waiting for the EV to charge vs the few minutes to fuel and longer range of a ICE vehicle.
In DC a couple years ago they had a snowstorm that closed I-95. A lot of the Tesla’s ran out of power due to people trying to stay warm. It’s not like you can grab a bucket of electricity and get them out of the way. The majority had to be towed out of the way to get traffic open again & then towed again somewhere where they could be recharged.
Yikes 😳
For battery maintenance and longevity, the manual for EV batteries recommend not letting the battery fall below 20%, and to only charge to 80%.
Therefore, the 'range' of the battery is really 60%. Fast charging damages and reduces the life of the battery. Always charging to 100% also negatively affects the battery.
Also, the manual states to not charge at all if the weather is too hot or too cold.
Just imagine one of those EV trucks that pull the large shipping containers. You pull into the truck charging station, but it is too darn hot. They will have to construct laaaaarge buildings with air conditioning to cool down the trucks far enough to be able to charge. Just where do you think the energy to cool a large building will come from? That's right, good ol hydrocarbons.
People should be able to buy electric cars if they want them. No subsidies. No government financed charging stations.