ken830
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There's no need for EV mandates. EV mandates will only result in bad EVs, which gives consumers a bad experience, which in turn slow down the EV transition. We saw this play out with compliance EVs.
While this factor does play a role in why I won’t go back to a gas car, a bigger one is that I absolutely hate pumping gas in a storm, or worse yet, a blizzard.
Hmmm. Each of those cords would be worth one or maybe two hits of meth where I live. I give them about 2 minutes of charging time before they are stolen. I guess the good news is that (until people wise up) you ought to be able to pick up a "used" cord for $10.
Hmmm. Each of those cords would be worth one or maybe two hits of meth where I live. I give them about 2 minutes of charging time before they are stolen. I guess the good news is that (until people wise up) you ought to be able to pick up a "used" cord for $10.
I saw this clip on Fox this morning and thought it was appropriate to share on this thread. Not a happy camper with his new Ford Lighting.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technol...y-road-trip-chicago-biggest-scam-modern-times
Not sure how much research he did before buying, but I think he'd agree with you based on his comments below.I feel bad for him. A bit of planning or research would have done wonders for his experience.
So did the man in the article swear off BEVs? Or FORDs?
^^^
Of course if you really want to save time, do the trip in a hybrid. Probably saves another hour or two.
Concerning China....
We were there many years ago and there were a LOT of battery scooters and bikes... walking down the street you could see them plugged in all over the place... seemed that they just daisy chained them without caring about load...
I bet that people are just plugging in wherever they can find a plug.. who cares who owns it...
Irrelevant what a tesla would have done. The guy bought a pickup truck for use.Non-Tesla charging infrastructure is really lacking. Most non-Tesla chargers have horrendous up-time and very limited number of stalls. Having to use some low-power 50kW chargers really adds to the charging time. And the limited range of the Lightning coupled with sparse number of charger locations means a lot of deep full-charges, which take excessive amount time. Even if everything worked and he encountered no lines, it would've taken him an extra four-and-a-half hours of charging through that route.
A Model X along the same route (through Fargo) would only be 3 charging stops of under 30-40 minutes each, saving about 3 hours each direction.
Irrelevant what a tesla would have done. The guy bought a pickup truck for use.
Probably takes 5 minutes to refuel. It is probably one less stop. And you can take the best/fastest route without worrying about where you can charge. So yes, 1-2 hours range saved.Yes, with today's infrastructure, it would be faster with a hybrid in general. Total charging time is about one-and-a-half, so saving one hour is probably the limit, not two.
EDIT: Driving significantly faster than the speed limit would allow you to save closer to (or beyond) two hours, as differences in refueling speed will be amplified as both types of vehicles are operating at much lower efficiency.
Obviously. I'm just trying to illustrate that the infrastructure was the root of his issues. Next year, when the Ford Lightning (and Cybertruck) can both charge on the Tesla Supercharger network, he would be able to complete that same trip -- and in less time than the ideal time on the non-Tesla charger network..
Probably both. But certainly BEV’s. He parked the EV and rented an ICE to finish his trip.
His complaints were mostly EV related charging issues. He most likely wouldn’t have had a gripe with Ford if he had bought an iCE F150, since his problems with Ford stemmed from buying an EV.
Definitely infrastructure was the root of his issues. This guy went to 2 chargers that were faulty and 1 where the cost to charge was more $ than it would have cost him for a similar range worth of gas.
And while I suspect that things will be better for Ford Lightning owners if and when they can charge on the Tesla Superchargers, I am still skeptical that the charging infrastructure will be up to the task - especially in remote places.
As far as I know, there are no charging locations near me. A nearby town created a public parking lot and designated a parking spot for EV's. With a concrete base for a charger(still no charger after several months). And the town put a picnic table in the EV parking spot. This is 50 miles from Chicago. The infrastructure has a long way to go IMO.
No, not anymore. China is cracking down on ebikes and scooters. There are YouTube videos showing the police stopping bikers on the streets and confiscating their bikes. In some cities, people demonstrated outside police station. And some government officials said publicly that people should be driving EVs instead. Talk about letting them eat cake!
In Guangzhou, young people are now riding electric wheelchairs to go to work. There's no law against that yet.
A lot of weird things happens only in China.