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JoBo@feddit.uk 1 year agoAverages are useless. It does not matter if my car is fine most of the time, I’m not going to have a second car for when it is difficult or impossible.
Hydrogen is the other tech which makes quick refuelling possible, but there are not yet enough hydrogen refuelling stations to make them feasible for most drivers. And we don’t yet know if leaks can be controlled enough to make hydrogen a net positive for consumer applications.
kameecoding@lemmy.world 1 year ago
so what, you would want to triple your battery capacity because once a year you might need it?
JoBo@feddit.uk 1 year ago
Where did once a year come from? I can’t reach any of my family without stopping to charge most (currently affordable) EVs. We only bought a car because it was getting more expensive to rent them when needed, we’re not going to pay twice over.
kameecoding@lemmy.world 1 year ago
so that’s what 150+ 200+ km?
is it unfathomable for you to take a 15 minute break during a trip like that?
JoBo@feddit.uk 1 year ago
Where are you getting 15 minutes from? Why do you keep inventing scenarios to make your point?
ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Have you rented a car for a week? It’s prohibitedly expensive for most people, especially if it needs to be big enough for the family and a week vacation. I’m considering getting an EV, but it’s only because we’ll have my wife’s gas powered SUV to use for our longer trips, which are 1-4 times a year. That not an unusual need, and one that make exclusive EVs a no-go for a lot of people. Hybrids are an option of course.
kameecoding@lemmy.world 1 year ago
it’s not more expensive than owning a second car that’s for fucking sure. I can rent an RV for less than just the typical maintaince cost of a second car
Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 1 year ago
But are either of those options cheaper than getting an EV that doesn’t require you to do either of those things? That’s the decision.
It’s pretty common for people to take their vehicle on road trips even if that’s only 1-2 trips a year.
Road trips are the reason I wouldn’t even be looking at a full EV. I’d be looking at plug-in hybrids. Enough electric for around town trips and gas for when I take it on road trips.