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Re:EV Charging Infrastructure in America Still Sucks by zucker42 on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @01:52AM (#26952480)
Yes, people go on 300+ mile drives often enough that the ability to take long drives is important. While long trips are surely not very common as a percentage of trips, taking a "road trip" (a vacation by long car drive) might be done once or more per year in some families. For example, one might drive from San Francisco to LA, or Atlanta to Daytona Beach. It's not entirely uncommon to drive all the way cross-country either.

I believe, though, it's only a matter of time before charging stations reach parity with gas stations. It's already possible to take a road trip by major highways with a Tesla.

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Re:EV Charging Infrastructure in America Still Sucks by throwawayboise on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @02:41AM (#26952785)
Lots of people drive from Canada to Florida in the spring. Go to Clearwater Beach in March and count the number of Ontario license plates you see.
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Re:EV Charging Infrastructure in America Still Sucks by kd5bjo on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @05:05AM (#26953656)
> I believe, though, it's only a matter of time before charging stations reach parity with gas stations. It's already possible to take a road trip by major highways with a Tesla.

For a full transition to EVs, the charger network is going to need enough capacity to handle large emergencies like hurricane evacuations. A typical gas station with 4-8 pumps can keep a lot of cars moving in that sort of situation, and it doesn’t feel like electric charging stations will be able to handle that load anytime soon.

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