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To: Gay State Conservative
Why would I *possibly* want a car that needs to be "refilled" every 225 miles,there are only a few hundred places in the country where it can be done,and those refills take anywhere from 1 hour to 12 hours?

FWIW, our EV recharges in 10-15 minutes at the fast DC chargers. Including all the chargers we used in the trip we took from Alabama to Maine last year. Though I wouldn’t get an EV for long trips if those trips up north were made in the winter. Nor would I get one for trips if your wife doesn’t want to stop every 200 miles like mine and walk around for 10-15 minutes. LOL

Where an EV has value for convenience is if you drive a lot of local miles and can charge at home. Last year we drove our EV 16K miles that were charged at home. Zero wait time for that. Unlike our gas pickup, which requires 5-10 minutes of my time to fill up, even if we use it for just local driving. And if I go on a long trip without my wife (something that hasn’t happened since we got the EV, but I’m sure that day is coming), I’ll take our gas pickup so I can go 400 or so miles between restroom/gas breaks. Likewise the gas pickup is good for when we decide to take a trip through parts of the country that don’t have fast chargers.

24 posted on 04/26/2024 5:55:41 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Tell It Right

If you drive through older cities in the Northeast you will find that most residents park their cars on the street.

Obviously they will never have “home charging”.


37 posted on 04/26/2024 8:30:54 AM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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