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[–] 56 points 3 days ago* (8 children)

The reality: “Nobody stops to fuel their vehicle taking gasoline, gets out, rushes as fast as possible, puts as much fuel in the car as possible, and gets back in the car and drives away,” Cutler said.

Say what? Outside of a long road trip, that's very much what I do every time. I haven't been into the store at my gas station in years. I'm hardly alone, I see plenty of other people fill up and leave.

The "charging problem" is most completely addressed by doing less driving. Obviously.

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  • [–] 30 points 3 days ago

    In the context of EVs, your daily grind refueling is a scenario that doesn't really exist - and shouldn't exist. Your weekly trip to the gas station should be replaced almost entirely with AC charging, either at home or at work. DC fast charging should only be used when you are driving an extended amount in a single day. And if you've been driving 200 miles that day, you probably need some food and a restroom.

    Coincidentally, it solves one of the biggest (and least explainable) gaps on fast charging. If you make your regular rest/food stops the same thing as your charging stops, then you'll spend very little extra time charging on a road trip. It's always been weird to me that fast chargers have traditionally been nowhere near amenities like food and restrooms.

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  • [–] 21 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    We just came back from a trip. Started with below 50 percent, first stop was a nice caffee for a second breakfast. Within 20 minutes, charge went up to 80, giving uns around 400 km range. The car was full before we even finished.

    The planing simply changed. Instead of rushing through a gas stop, we prefer a route with places for a nice break. Or, in a pinch, nearly every McDonald's now has a row of quick chargers.

    It is becoming a non-issue.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago

    Yeah, that statement makes little sense in context of ICE, but the point does kinda work for EV. Ideally, outside of road trips, you wouldn't go to designated charging areas, but just charge where you're going anyway. I usually charge at a supermarket

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  • [–] 0 points 2 days ago

    Obviously you made the mistake of not being born wealthy. If you had just been born wealthy, you would realize that driving long distance is something you very rarely do, or when you can't find a trustworthy peasant to ship/drive your vehicle to/from your summer home.

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