Re:Electric cars are coming fast – is the nation’s grid up t...
by 542354234235 on Monday February 01, 2021 @12:44PM
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> I had a supercharger 1 mile away, and 3 more in a 20 minute radius.
Its worth noting that regularly using superchargers is murder on your battery, long term. After 600 charge cycles with no fast charge, you will still have 90% battery capacity, as opposed to 80% capacity if using super charging 30% of the time. If you use super charging 50% of the time, you will reduce your capacity to 75% after only 300 charge cycles. [1]
[1] https://evannex.com/blogs/news/debunking-3-myths-about-elect...
Re:Electric cars are coming fast – is the nation’s grid up t...
by ntsplnkv2 on Saturday January 30, 2021 @10:39PM
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It's another thing to think about though.
If you need gas it's 5 minutes. if you need emergency electric charge, well, you're screwed.
Re:Electric cars are coming fast – is the nation’s grid up t...
by speedgoose on Sunday January 31, 2021 @12:08AM
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You can charge for a few minutes too.
Really depends on where you live, work and what your commute route looks like. An EV with 300mi of range can be treated like a gas car - stop to charge every week or two instead of gassing up.
I had a supercharger 1 mile away, and 3 more in a 20 minute radius. One urban supercharger was at a grocery/Target and another was at a Museum/Garden, so in those situations I’d park longer for a deep charge and make use of my time productively. I never ever just sat in my car for 20..30..60min like some people imagine you might.