Re:Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 EV makes its US debut at the LA Auto Show
by runako on Saturday November 19, 2022 @11:09PM
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This analysis is highly dependent on where you live and where you drive. I live in the Southeastern US, and there are routes between my large city and popular vacation areas where fast chargers are not present yet. So it's less a matter of not wanting to stop as much as it is there's few/no chargers between here and there. I would imagine other parts of the world are in a similar part of the deployment curve. Even Tesla only relatively recently opened a supercharger on the interstate in that region; we are still early in the cycle.
(Also, it is not smart to put family in a vehicle and drive with only a single charging option for hundreds of miles around the area where you will exhaust your battery. What do you do if that charger is closed/out of service?)
I hear your push-back, but there are valid reasons to be concerned about using a technology that is still in the "deploying" phase. Everyone will adopt when it is comfortable to them.
(Also, it is not smart to put family in a vehicle and drive with only a single charging option for hundreds of miles around the area where you will exhaust your battery. What do you do if that charger is closed/out of service?)
I hear your push-back, but there are valid reasons to be concerned about using a technology that is still in the "deploying" phase. Everyone will adopt when it is comfortable to them.