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Re:Hydrogen fuel cell cars (2020) by drewg123 on Monday July 05, 2021 @09:56AM (#27738028)
I've taken multiple ~1000mi road trips in my Tesla. Charging typically adds ~2 hours to such a trip (14hrs -> 16+ hrs). I'm an "eat in the car and stop only for fuel" road tripper, so a ~30-40 minute stop every ~2-3 hours is far worse than an 3-5min stop every 4-5 hours.

What's especially frustrating is what happens when I arrive at my destination, where I don't have access to charging and the nearest Tesla supercharger is an "urban" charger with 72Kw max. I'll typically pull into that charger between 1 and 2am and spend nearly an hour there to get the car up to 80% so that I have a charge for trips during the week. The last thing I want to be doing then is sitting in an empty parking garage, waiting for my car to charge when I just want to get some sleep in my bed. I'd love to have a quick refueling option.

Re:Hydrogen fuel cell cars (2020) by jsight on Monday July 05, 2021 @10:53AM (#27738576)
I know what you mean there. Destination charging is currently the biggest weakness in the EV world, IMO. I'd love for every hotel and tourist destination to have L2 charging.
Re:Hydrogen fuel cell cars (2020) by drewg123 on Monday July 05, 2021 @11:13AM (#27738793)
The most frustrating thing is that my destination is a friend's urban condo. They share a parking garage and valet with a hotel. There are destination chargers, and the valet will charge your car for you. But only if you're a hotel guest; the chargers are not available to condo residents.
Re:Hydrogen fuel cell cars (2020) by jsight on Thursday July 08, 2021 @10:21AM (#27772283)
IMO, this is why it is important to make billing more common. It doesn't make sense to keep them from the condo users if they could generate revenue from them.

I feel like the risk of freeloaders keeps hotels from installing more of them too.