When an EV is generally 2x the price of a ICE vehicle at the same level I’d say it’s valid.
The cheaper EVs have all been discontinued or had safety issues. And even then the battery life was nothing near an ICE vehicle and very costly to replace.
I would say it’s a very valid concern. Especially if the alternative is having 2 cars and more maintenance.
Even teslas will plan your trip but then stops are for a long time to charge. Not the 3-5 minutes to refuel.
Its true for road trips but the vast majority of EV owners charge while parked at work or at home, meaning they spend far less time charging their car than it would take to keep fuel in a gas car. Just plug it in and walk away. You leave every morning with a full tank. It makes the 20 minute charges necessary on longer road trips well more than worth the tradeoff. Its way healthier to get out of the car and stretch your legs every 2-3 hours anyway.
Yeah, but for everyday driving you’re charging all the time that you can. If you aren’t supercharging (not good for the battery, also not everywhere), it takes like 8-40 hours to charge up depending on voltage. Even 8 hours isn’t short enough to not think about it. Forget to plug-in and you could have a headache when you realize you don’t have the juice for your trip.
Also charging at work is a pain because there are limited spots usually and you gotta fight for it.
For me I prefer PHEV until more kinks are worked out.
I own a tesla, and stopping every couple hours to charge really isn’t a big deal. Going from 20%-80% usually only takes 15 minutes, which is enough time to use the bathroom and maybe grab a snack. Most superchargers are in decent locations, so there’s always something to do for that time. Even when there isn’t, I just watch Netflix or something
When an EV is generally 2x the price of a ICE vehicle at the same level I’d say it’s valid. The cheaper EVs have all been discontinued or had safety issues. And even then the battery life was nothing near an ICE vehicle and very costly to replace.
I would say it’s a very valid concern. Especially if the alternative is having 2 cars and more maintenance.
Even teslas will plan your trip but then stops are for a long time to charge. Not the 3-5 minutes to refuel.
Its true for road trips but the vast majority of EV owners charge while parked at work or at home, meaning they spend far less time charging their car than it would take to keep fuel in a gas car. Just plug it in and walk away. You leave every morning with a full tank. It makes the 20 minute charges necessary on longer road trips well more than worth the tradeoff. Its way healthier to get out of the car and stretch your legs every 2-3 hours anyway.
Yeah, but for everyday driving you’re charging all the time that you can. If you aren’t supercharging (not good for the battery, also not everywhere), it takes like 8-40 hours to charge up depending on voltage. Even 8 hours isn’t short enough to not think about it. Forget to plug-in and you could have a headache when you realize you don’t have the juice for your trip.
Also charging at work is a pain because there are limited spots usually and you gotta fight for it.
For me I prefer PHEV until more kinks are worked out.
I own a tesla, and stopping every couple hours to charge really isn’t a big deal. Going from 20%-80% usually only takes 15 minutes, which is enough time to use the bathroom and maybe grab a snack. Most superchargers are in decent locations, so there’s always something to do for that time. Even when there isn’t, I just watch Netflix or something