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flames5123@lemmy.world 9 months agoTrue. But the coolant is for the battery, not for a combustion engine that is constantly hot, so it’s hardly ever changed. I use 120v at my apartment to charge. It gets me about 5 miles per hour. Because I live in a city, I’m not driving all the time, it works for me. I see people using extension cord across the sidewalk on my way to work. Our city, Seattle, is building charging infrastructure. Most work garages have chargers, so it’s still charging at work.
There are still less moving parts than an ICE though, meaning there is less to go wrong. An electric motor isn’t running from friction like many parts of an ICE.
An EV isn’t for everyone, but it will work for most people once the price comes down.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 9 months ago
Yes. Once the price goes down, the reliability goes up, replacement batteries are cheaper, and all homes and apartments and charge stations are put in place, it will be good for most people. Right now, most people will need a 2nd non plugin vehicle to have. Most ev owners don’t JUST own an EV.
Yeah. Your work probably has what? A dozen spots where you can charge an EV? You think it could handle 200? Do you know how much that would cost to handle 200 spots all plugged in to charge, even at level 1 charging? It’s a lot.
flames5123@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I’m not sure how many it has, but is only for 4 hours. If you have charging at home, it’s too much hassle to charge at work and fight the crowd. It’s for people that need it. And charging for 4 hours on 240v 40a will be 48kWh, which is 144 miles. You only need that every few days. But it is a huge parking garage in the city. It can definitely handle 200 EVs charging if they wire it up right.
I’ve only had an EV for 2.5 years. It just works. It’s good and reliable. It’s not “let’s wait”time anymore. I’ve driven to the country in Canada and camped in the heat with my AC and made it back to a charging station. They’re everywhere now. It’s not 2015 anymore.
The price does need to come down still though.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 9 months ago
I’m not talking about the room to do it. I’m talking about the actual electrical load being handled. Let’s put it into perspective. A house may have 100 to 200 amps at the panel. Aside from all the 12 gauge wiring needed for 200 40 amp charge stations, your electrical grid in the middle of your city is going to have to handle a power draw of an extra 6,000 amps. It’s not something that’s easy and if your work is giving its use as a free perk, it’s not going to be “just the people who really need it” wanting to use it. Charging at work would save a person like $80 a month on the electric bill.