Also slow chargers in houses will not work for many people. The majority of ICE drivers that won’t even consider an EV as an option yet live in apartment buildings which currently don’t have electric charging and likely won’t install them anytime soon, or live in areas without access to a driveway/garage (i.e. basement suites)
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FunnyUsername@lemmy.world 1 year ago
All of these speedy innovations are great and everything, but they are impractical for most people. They will be useful for emergency situations and for long trips, but for the large majority of people driving electric vehicles their slow chargers in their houses will work just fine.
I love hearing about new ideas, but it’s annoying hearing them phrased like it’ll change the entire charging game. It doesn’t matter if they invent things that charge cars in 30 minutes. Most people will still be slow charging their car while they sleep.
Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
jacksilver@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yeah, when recently purchasing a car I ended up getting a hybrid rather than a plug-in hybrid or electric because I live in a townhouse that just has a parking spot. There isn’t a way to charge a vehicle overnight in my situation. If I could charge a vehicle in 6 minutes at a gas station or equivelant I could make an electric car work.
Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
The more arguments that you can take away from ICE owners the better it will be for widespread EV adoption.
Time to recharge is ICE owners biggest complaints, next to single charge range.
theragu40@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The barrier to adoption is so often outlet scenarios though.
A vehicle is a huge purchase. For many it’s the largest purchase they will make. For everyone else it’s the second largest, behind their home.
It doesn’t matter if the average buyer isn’t likely to take longer trips frequently. What does matter is that those outlet scenarios can be conceivably accomplished without significant hassle. And before you say that’s not reasonable, consider that it doesn’t matter that it isn’t reasonable.
People base their purchase decisions on unreasonable factors all the time. How else do we explain how many trucks are on the road?
It does not matter that current charging methods cover 99% of scenarios for 99% of people. The glare of that 1% will shine a light brighter than the positives from the standpoint of widespread adoption. And from that perspective, news of a solution to slower charging is a very good thing.