AzScorpion
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Sure someday we will have a grid system and charging stations all across the country that work well. But this is the reality on what will happen now when we try and use a EV like we do an ICE vehicle today. I've said it many times I'm not against EV's (love the power/torque) it's just that we're not ready for the whole country to jump on board with them all at once like they're forcing us to now.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/missed-reservation-long-charging-times-152522267.html
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/missed-reservation-long-charging-times-152522267.html
Electric cars may not be the best option for road trips quite yet — unless you want to risk spending hours stuck at charging stations.
Rachel Wolfe, a reporter from The Wall Street Journal, took a Kia EV6 on a four-day road trip and said the car spent more time charging than she did sleeping. During the 2,000-mile round trip between New Orleans and Chicago, Wolfe said she struggled to find fast chargers and spent much of the trip waiting for the car to recharge.
She said that while there appeared to be a multitude of chargers along the route, she quickly discovered that not all chargers are created equally. She detailed instances when she waited for as long as 3 hours for a 30-mile charge and moments when her car's battery ticked down at an alarming rate.
On her way home, Wolfe said her car wasn't able to make it more than 200 miles on a single charge amid a tornado warning, despite an advertised range of up to 310 miles.
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