WSJ- "I rented an electric car for a 4-day road trip. I spent more time charging it than I did sleeping."
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This is a great article showing how much more education is needed. We're simply not at a point yet where you can live with an EV without any work/education on home/fast charging. The point that "fast chargers" aren't fast is spot-on and something we've been trying to reiterate in all of our coverage.
If you're not taking the route of fast chargers, you're in bad shape. And the 350 kW network that the EV6 can take advantage of is still limited except for major corridors; there's literally only two in the area: Rockford and Joliet, and most EVs can't take advantage of 350 kW. Even an EV6 can only charge at 240 kW, not 350 kW.
Tesla has arguably done the best job making EVs more consumer-friendly. The EV6 doesn't do trip planning like a Tesla or Porsche that finds the route based on fast-charger ability, so that's another knock against road-tripping a non-Tesla/Porsche.
If you're not taking the route of fast chargers, you're in bad shape. And the 350 kW network that the EV6 can take advantage of is still limited except for major corridors; there's literally only two in the area: Rockford and Joliet, and most EVs can't take advantage of 350 kW. Even an EV6 can only charge at 240 kW, not 350 kW.
Tesla has arguably done the best job making EVs more consumer-friendly. The EV6 doesn't do trip planning like a Tesla or Porsche that finds the route based on fast-charger ability, so that's another knock against road-tripping a non-Tesla/Porsche.
Yeah I remember this article on WSJ but wasn't 100% sure.
Some of the companies mentioned in the article, ChargePoint, Electrify America (EVgo not mentioned) are the biggest 3rd party EV charging companies right now. E-A is affliliated with VW, not sure the ownership structure.
They are all working on the corridors. If you think about it, they will prioritize corridors that will have good revenue. Who was the person on TCG who drove his Tesla Chicago-Boston?
Some of the companies mentioned in the article, ChargePoint, Electrify America (EVgo not mentioned) are the biggest 3rd party EV charging companies right now. E-A is affliliated with VW, not sure the ownership structure.
They are all working on the corridors. If you think about it, they will prioritize corridors that will have good revenue. Who was the person on TCG who drove his Tesla Chicago-Boston?
Yes, it is in the thread's title.
WSJ - "I rented an electric car for a 4-day road trip. I spent more time charging it than I did sleeping."
I Rented an Electric Car for a Four-Day Road Trip. I Spent More Time Charging It Than I Did Sleeping.
Our writer drove from New Orleans to Chicago and back to test the feasibility of taking a road trip in an EV. She wouldn’t soon do it again.
www.wsj.com
Also, surprised her co-pilot didn't just ride her the way there and back... ?
I'm even better, I'm a doctor. Just look at my profile picture, look at it!So mean, so you are a model Jimbo?
“I just hit the gas and it goes hehehe”I Rented an Electric Car for a Four-Day Road Trip. I Spent More Time Charging It Than I Did Sleeping.
Our writer drove from New Orleans to Chicago and back to test the feasibility of taking a road trip in an EV. She wouldn’t soon do it again.
Also, surprised her co-pilot didn't just ride her the way there and back... ?
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Well that’s it, we should give up! a couple of girls who probably made their dads fill up their cars with gas in highschool and college couldn’t figure out how to do it
Well, they picked the right car, since they don't have to fill it up with gas.
*******WSJ******- "I rented an electric car for a 4-day road trip. I spent more time charging it than I did sleeping."
I shamelessly admit, wood to both.I Rented an Electric Car for a Four-Day Road Trip. I Spent More Time Charging It Than I Did Sleeping.
Our writer drove from New Orleans to Chicago and back to test the feasibility of taking a road trip in an EV. She wouldn’t soon do it again.
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What? That some people are too stupid to live? And those people are the ones who have the loudest opinions on things they know little about?i mean you're making the point the article made
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