botticelli
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I disagree. I do think EV's are practical. Well for me anyways. I drive a Tesla P85 Model S and with varied driving and the AC on I get about 250miles to the charge. Frequently I will head into town (Boston) and when parked in Boston in EV spots charging is free. I usually charge once a week, for free. When I travel for work, I park and charge at the airport, FREE.
It takes about 30 minutes for an 170miles charge on a supercharger, all over the country and also free. 40 minutes to 80% battery and about 75minutes for a full charge.
I use these on road trips to see the family in PA. I leave the house with a full charge. The total trip is about 350 miles. I usually stop for once for 30 minutes. I stop, plug in. Go the bathroom, grab a snack, and a coffee. use my phone for a few, and I'm off. I do this trip maybe 3x a year.
Lets say your stranded, or at a non EV friendly location. I have included a chart that shows the charging rates for regular standard outlets. While slow, it works. The cable for plugging into these outlets is included with the car.
As a test, I plugged into an outlet(regular) for about 12 hours and got 50-60 miles of charge. Seeing as my average day of commuting is 15miles each way, I can charge my daily commute overnight just like my cell phone.
Now, I don't have another car, I do have the savage and a pedal bike, and some other toys, but this is my only vehicle.
Its really nice, NEVER stopping for gas.... well except for the savage
Its not for everyone, but EV's the Tesla in particular, is more practical than most realize.
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