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Re:What Happened to EVs? by SkyPuncher on Thursday January 04, 2024 @12:29AM (#38863407)
I almost bought an EV, but road trips became a blocker. I have family about 4 hours drive away. Outside of my town and my destination, there are 3 chargers that can charge an EV in a reasonable amount of time (less than 2 hours).

They're all Electrify America, which are pretty unreliable. I'd have to stop at each and every one of them to ensure I could actually make the four hour drive. Unbelievably annoying.

Re:What Happened to EVs? by Rebelgecko on Thursday January 04, 2024 @03:03AM (#38864407)
That's surprising, even when I've used EA chargers that were derated to ~50kW it's never taken me more than 30 minutes to charge. Usually more like 15 minutes. Fwiw I've found that the app is pretty reliable at saying when individual chargers at a station are down (although the status can be a bit misleading when there's cars waiting to charge)
Re:What Happened to EVs? by Robotbeat on Thursday January 04, 2024 @12:59AM (#38863593)
I'm surprised there are 3 Electrify America chargers but no Tesla Superchargers. Then again, a 300-400 mile Tesla can do the trip in one go (charge at your family's place).
Re:What Happened to EVs? by SkyPuncher on Thursday January 04, 2024 @09:52AM (#38867675)
There are Tesla chargers, but those don't help with my non-Tesla vehicle (at least when I was looking to purchase).

We considered a Tesla, but it became a pain to even acquire one. Purchase would involve driving to another state.

Re:What Happened to EVs? by Robotbeat on Thursday January 04, 2024 @09:41PM (#38875087)
Ah, I see. Yeah, the non-tesla networks suck. Tesla is opening up now to other providers, so it shouldn't be an issue in the future, regardless of EV brand you want.