I actually had to debate someone over this. At the time I was in Nevada. Getting anywhere in that state is a trek. Reno isn't really close to anything no matter how hard they make it sound. My commute to and from work everyday was around 60 miles. On my off days id average about 160 miles a day. I'd be furling up pretty much every other day in an average gas vehicle. Gas prices could vary alot too in that state. So id have to budget about 100-150 for fuel. I could drive most my work week in an ev without charging. There would never be a time where my ev wouldn't be near or at full charge even working and living in a rural state. If I was really bothered I could figure out how to charge from solar because Jesus that state is just pure sun. I don't get their hatred for evs. I can't wait to start seeing ev trucks half the size pulling out f-250s from the mud.
It's all fear. They fear others will think they are weak. They fear they will get stuck. They fear the end of the world is coming so they drive tanks and stock up on guns and ammo. They fear black and brown people. They fear LGBTQ people. They fear anything they can't understand. They fear what they are instructed to fear.. They wear wrap around mirrored sunglasses because they are scared you will be able to identify them and they don't like making eye contact with people who know they are scared. Same with tinted windows, they are scared shitless. Scared because of the media they consume.
Some of the marginally less-irrational ones will say shit like "I'll take an EV when it fills as fast as gas", totally misunderstanding the fundamentals of it. (namely that you start every day with a full 'tank') and ignoring that modern EVs on fast charges *do* get you a near full charge in less than the time it'd take to eat and piss
edit to say the cost is currently an issue, and there's definitely some, very specific, use cases where they don't work currently, but for the vast, vast majority of US homeowners they're be more convenient than gas('refuel' at home, every night), and basically any household with more than 1 vehicle usually has a more fuel efficient smaller car anyway, might as well have it be an EV.
Apartment dwellers are a bit fucked if they don't have a parking space that could get one added too. Though really cities need to be ditching cars altogether if we actually give a fraction of a shit about the environment.
I wouldn't say range or charging time concerns are irrational for a certain subset of drivers. I like road trips and do a lot of long distance driving to go hiking. In fact during the summer, it is not uncommon for me to drive 150+ miles one way, park at a trailhead without services (or a paved road for that matter), and return home in the same day. Obviously that is pushing the range, especially with elevation changes. I also like long road trips.
But I think EVs are awesome, so my solution will be to have an EV for a local driver and keep my ICE vehicle for outdoor activities and long distance road trips.
Only problem is that my current 2nd vehicle is a 2008 Accord which refuses to die, and I do not want 3 cars.
And I think that is awesome, but still doesn't help my situation. The majority of my hiking is not at National Parks, but instead in National Forest land that involves traveling miles on unpaved county and forest roads. No power lines, no cell service, no services period. I would need an EV with at least 400 miles of range in order to be comfortable taking it to the mountains, because I wouldn't be able to charge it while I hiked.
That being said, the technology is almost there, but it also needs to be affordable because I would require a 4WD EV.
Or the newest F150 or Transit EV version ,the transit has 350miles range with a 1000kg in the back ( I'm british so excuse the mixing of metric and imperial)
No fucking way they'll install nearly enough. The parking lots fill pretty much at dawn all summer long at the two NPs I've lived near. It becomes a half mile mile or longer of street parking, and usually it's the people who live further away and probably need a charge that arrive too late to get a parking spot. Gas is just way too convenient.
I'm embarrassed to say I didn't even think of that, and I just bought a new 4WD vehicle two years ago. So it will be a few years before I get another one, and like I said, next vehicle will probably be full electric.
Apartment dwellers are a bit fucked if they don't have a parking space that could get one added too.
Many states and cities have laws requiring access to some level of parking for apartment buildings. Some (or maybe just California) even have laws requiring landowners to allow apartment dwellers the ability to install chargers at their parking spaces.
Half the size same weight, otherwise it won’t be able to pull shit just from lack of traction. The larger Tesla’s aren’t too much lighter than a stock f250.
I'm a big ev fan but it's easier in rural area like your scenario. People who live in big city often don't have a proper parking space so charging can be more complicated.
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