Toyota CEO Says “Silent Majority” of Auto Industry Is Doubting EV-Only Future

Re:Toyota CEO Says “Silent Majority” of Auto Industry Is Dou... by gaganyaan on Monday December 26, 2022 @03:27PM (#34141475)

I'm not really sure what to tell you. Empirically, I plug the car in when I get home, and that charges it well enough that I never worry about range except long distance trips. The car says I averaged around 30 kWh/100km on the trip that I took today on the highway, though it's also warmed up today all the way to -11C. Units are metric even though I'm in the U.S. because imperial units are silly.

It helps that I've got a 62 kWh Leaf, so I've got lots of range to start with.

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Re:Toyota CEO Says “Silent Majority” of Auto Industry Is Dou... by aaomidi on Monday December 26, 2022 @04:38PM (#34142175)

How long is your commute though and are these low temps normal? I get about 3-4 “miles” of charge per hour with 110v and honestly that’s barely enough.

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Re:Toyota CEO Says “Silent Majority” of Auto Industry Is Dou... by gaganyaan on Monday December 26, 2022 @04:55PM (#34142325)

I WFH, so no commute. These temps are pretty normal for winter where I am.

I don't know what your situation is, but you'll honestly probably have good luck with just finding a regular outlet somewhere at work and trickle charging. I've done several vacations where I just asked where an outlet was, and left the car to charge up to 100% for the return trip. It's a lovely trick that gas cars can't duplicate.

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Re:Toyota CEO Says “Silent Majority” of Auto Industry Is Dou... by aaomidi on Monday December 26, 2022 @06:24PM (#34143068)

I’m fortunately WFH as well but installing a 240V outlet wasn’t too bad.

This is one of the things non North Americans don’t have to worry about.

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