The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks

Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by magicalhippo on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @06:09AM (#35354976)

We had an i3, and when on a summer vacation we noted our "usual" trip took about an hour longer due to a couple of recharge stops. However my SO, which drove the whole way, said she actually preferred it as she felt less exhausted when we arrived thanks to the extra stops. As such she was able to do more the evening we arrived.

Obviously others prefer to get there ASAP, but yeah, isn't necessarily clear cut.

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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by sokoloff on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @06:49AM (#35355272)

There’s nothing except you preventing you from taking an optional longer stop in an ICE car (with more flexibility on where you take it instead of being limited to just “anywhere within walking distance of the fast charger”)

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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by magicalhippo on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @07:06AM (#35355421)

Of course. But she hadn't considered the effects of the stops before being "forced" by the EV.

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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by bjarneh on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @06:54AM (#35355317)

> Obviously others prefer to get there ASAP

My problem with long road trips in an EV are not just the time added. Especially if you drive across Europe and rely on the supercharger network, you will notice that they are very often located in the middle of nowhere; next to a gas station or McDonald's. Not cool places to hang out for 45 minutes. There was one supercharger on my way to Spain (I think it was outside Bremen?) that was located next to a shopping mall, or "factory outlets" for Puma/Adidas etc. At that location 45 minutes flies by like nothing, it's actually to little time. But at some random gas-station, hotel or McDonald's in the middle of nowhere, 45 minutes feels way to much…

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