SSF556
SE Expedition Society
Batteries have been in use since the late 1800s. I would not call that infancy.Probably towing a generator would be practical. Batteries are in their infancy. Recharge times need to be competitive with a gas fillup.
Batteries have been in use since the late 1800s. I would not call that infancy.Probably towing a generator would be practical. Batteries are in their infancy. Recharge times need to be competitive with a gas fillup.
It’s actually really easy to find a charger. Not as common as a gas station obviously but not difficult either. If I use a public charger it’s generally accompanied by bathroom break and quick walk around to stretch out or get some food. If I’m not traveling then it’s usually a charge while I walk in somewhere to get groceries or some other variety of shopping. There’s no more range anxiety than in normal ICE vehicle if you’re the kind of person to chose to take the tank to nearly empty.
When I go on vacation I don't want to be finding a charger or staring at the screen with range anxiety. I'd like a hybrid if I can fit in one. I watched a lady struggle to get out of her Prius. Stoked owner but wishes a boxier hybrid car would come along. it'll cut mileage a bit not kill the back ascending.
In 47 years on this earth I had never heard of range anxiety until the last 2 years.....
Because it isn’t areal thing if you plan accordingly, regardless of the energy source that powers the vehicle.
If someone is happy sticking to mostly busy roads you are correct, I prefer backroads and dirt roads going through smaller towns, none of the current crop of EV's meets my requirements and none have been advertised in the works yet either.
Range anxiety with 400 miles is nothing I have ever experienced and every small town in America I have visited has at least one gas station, can't say that about charging stations, yet.
If you want to take the really slow route you can do it just about anywhere in the US. But it’s going to be the really slow route - as in drive 300 miles and camp somewhere charging for 8-14 hours depending on what you drove in on.
Or I can drive 300 miles, camp somewhere not charging for 8-14 hours and still go another 100 or so miles, then refill in 4 minutes and do it all over again, no need to sit for 45 minutes charging much less 8-14 hours.
Sorry, thought the joke in what I wrote would be obvious.
From reading posts from and commenting to people who insist EV's are for everyone I have never seen one with a sense of humor.
Mea culpa.
While I would say I am mostly enjoying my EV truck experiment so far it is definitely a limitation in some areas, remote travel being the biggest.
It should get better in the next decade, but batteries still have drawbacks in life span and cold weather usage, I will wait.
If someone is happy sticking to mostly busy roads you are correct, I prefer backroads and dirt roads going through smaller towns, none of the current crop of EV's meets my requirements and none have been advertised in the works yet either.
Range anxiety with 400 miles is nothing I have ever experienced and every small town in America I have visited has at least one gas station, can't say that about charging stations, yet.