In my family's 20+ years of owning multiple vehicles I can count on one hand how many jumps we've needed, and they fall under the category of 1. old battery or 2. left some lights on.
The latter wouldn't even kill the battery any more.
All the time? That's some strong exaggeration there. Last time I needed a jump start was in 2016 and before that.. can't put an exact year to it but it was back in the 80s.
> If this is really an anxiety of someone’s, they can carry a capacitor in the back sufficient to be charged somewhere and take the vehicle to a charger.
Please describe in some detail how you expect this to work? Can you link to this "capacitor" that people should buy that can do that?
As in it's frequent. I'd estimate about as frequent as someone running out of charge in an EV nowadays.
(If you're in a hot climate, e.g. Arizona, and park your car outdoors, it literally can be every year or two.)
> Can you link to this "capacitor" that people should buy that can do that?
Apparently they're still marketed to commercial users, pricing in the $5k+ range. EV to EV charging, emerging on newer vehicles, would be the analog.
A quick Google turns up this kind of thing [0] which, based on the price point and form factor, is aimed at tow truck operators rather than individual drivers. Costs $10k+ and will take up most of the back of your car.
[0] https://jtmpower.ie/collections/electric-vehicle-charging
That's probably the right solution to this - and something every tow truck will carry in 10 years - but it's not the "capacitor in the back" analogue to an empty jerrycan.
Gas cars need a jump all the time.
If this is really an anxiety of someone’s, they can carry a capacitor in the back sufficient to be charged somewhere and take the vehicle to a charger. That should work in 90%+ of situations.