Are electric cars too expensive to tempt motorists away from petrol vehicles?

Re:Are electric cars too expensive to tempt motorists away f... by thebruce87m on Saturday December 16, 2023 @04:01PM (#38667632)

20 minutes every 2 - 3 hours of rare long distance driving is acceptable, considering I save 4 hours of petrol station visits per yer vs my old diesel. Not to mention the fuel cost savings.

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Re:Are electric cars too expensive to tempt motorists away f... by thejazzman on Sunday December 17, 2023 @04:36PM (#38676698)

Depends how fast your car charges. 2017 Model S 75D charges for 30-40m every ~90 minutes of driving.

It's not as bad as it sounds, or I'm lying to myself, but having the 90 minute planned stops makes a cross country trip seem a lot closer ... even though it's doing the opposite.

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Re:Are electric cars too expensive to tempt motorists away f... by tapoxi on Monday December 18, 2023 @10:59AM (#38684227)

Oh I'm not referring to road trips here, they've been mostly fine in my EV. The issue is for people without a garage or a readily accessible charger then can use. My brother lives in Brighton, MA, and to charge his car he'd need to go out of his way to find a CCS charger and then sit there for 40 minutes about once a week. It just removes an EV as an option unless he moves elsewhere.

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