Mr. Tightwad
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
ERD50 pretty much said it.
There were delays of up to 2 hours because they closed the interstate. I gave you the scenario after they opened it. I don't want to have to sit there and turn off my heater in 20F cold worrying about range anxiety.
This was a surprise storm. Perhaps the next supercharger was in Lexington. If I left Cincy with not 100% thinking the ride was easy, then ran into this, I'd be a bit panicked. Yes, I understand that 5mph is OK with EV vs. gas since "idle" doesn't matter. Heater does.
Instead, myself and many others just pulled into Loves for some coffee and a refill and were on our way.
Maybe when every Loves and Pilot can charge my car in 10 min I'll be sold. All I'm saying is we are not there yet.
Thanks for the answer. I assure you I have no interest in selling anybody anything. The chargers that Volkswagen have installed and continue to install will charge a battery 4 times faster than a Tesla supercharger. The first vehicle that can handle charging speeds like that will be sold in 2019. Volkswagen makes it.
Using the seat heaters uses far less energy than turning on the heater. In the conditions you describe, I'm sure I'd have the heater on. I believe I can get 5 miles in 2 hours in my 310 range vehicle in Cincinnati weather. But since I have never done it I'm not going to say for sure it can be done. What many have done is have an Ice and a EV, if an Ice car is desired as an option.
Either way I know your not buying an EV. Lots of choices out there for all of us.