Also what about apartment dwellers in crowded urban areas? It really is not going to work there at all. Imagine this in NYC, a real nightmare.
Cold Weather And EV's
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What about them?
IF they can supply at least 110 to the car its way better, many can.
If they cant its about the same as a gas gar, you park at night with what you have and visit a fueling station when you need to??
Owing any car in NYC is a huge pain more than anything.
sep topic - What are we looking at in your avatar?
Bingo. A lot pro EV people may have no clue what living in NY, or Queens for that matter is like. Charging an EV in NYC or Queens? LOL How about just finding a parking spot? Even that can be nearly impossible, then factor in snow, and/or alternate side parking. Oh how about a 20-ish mile ride into NYC from the Nassau Queens border, that can easily take well over 2 hours each way during rush hour. Good luck!!
The way urban N.Y. is turning into such a crime ridden cesspool these days, (along with literally dozens of other inner cities across the country), I can't imagine leaving anything connected to an electrical outlet unattended, without someone tampering with it. Or else outright damaging or destroying it.
Sad but true.
Yes it’s as bad as it was when I went to Fordham Univ there 1977-79.
I don't live in an apartment in a crowded urban area. Owning a car in an environment like that sounds like a nightmare. Much like trying to use transit in suburban sprawl and bedroom communities is horribly inefficient or even impossible. Different tools for different jobs.
I think that is what many posters are trying to point out.
I think EVs are great in certain areas/use cases, but to predict they will be the best option for every scenario going forward is short sighted. That simply isn't how the world works.
They'll steal it!
Ok now thats funny!
NY in summer always smells like sour milk running all over hot sidewalks, because it is.
The idea that you start every day with a full tank in incorrect. driving I95 from Jupiter. to Miami and back is not possible with any affordable EV. Yet any gas car can do it
agreed - Its incorrect on a multi day road trip scenario.
It's correct if you park at home and can plug in with sufficient current.
Are you saying you cannot plot any course that gets you between these two points? Or that specific route you are mentioning.
LOL I guess it depends where, lets not forget rotting fish, and piss.
Electricity problems in Switzerland, people were told staying at home..police giving fines..ice cars were free to move
Hilarious
Nobody has 100% EVs, but already too many problems
Hilarious
Nobody has 100% EVs, but already too many problems
Curious... What is your usual routine? How many miles a day?
Personally if I have over, say 200 miles one way, I fly. But that's just me. Each to their own.
For me, being retired, an EV would be fine for just getting around town. But for going anywhere, forget it. I'm in a very rural part of western Arizona. Just to get to an Interstate I have to travel either 20 miles north, (I-40), or 90 miles south, (I-10). From here to Phoenix is 200 miles. To Las Vegas is 135 miles. To L.A. it's 365 miles... All one way. All 75 MPH, with almost nothing in between.
It’s not hard to plug in an EV at home overnight or workday for majority of EV owners and 90% of their use case. The only challenge posed by EV is efficient charging along travel routes.
Those routes are simply not challenging anymore, 10 years ago they were rough, today totally doable.
Plot them yourself and see.