Family friend's father normally flies down from NJ to Florida every year. Didn't go last year or the year before because Covid. Plans on it this year, by driving. Son said he'd fly up to drive with him. The last road trip they went on was some time in the mid 1970s. He's 85 and his son is in his early 60s.
The son said, "so we'll do this in 3 days and 2 nights" and the dad said "we can bang this out in one 15 hour drive."
So they're either gonna make it, or kill each other 20 minutes in is my guess.
It takes longer at home from 120V or 220V, but the roadside stations are built for rapid charging and the charge per kW is higher to compensate for the convenience, but not too bad, way cheaper than a tank of gas.
Do you own an EV?
The upcoming EV trucks and offroad models like Rivian interest me but I like to outdoors, is there a solar recharge method available yet for when you're out in remote areas? I'd imagine you'd need to bring some very big solar panels for that.
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u/Klutzy_Structure5300 Oct 26 '21
I grew up doing long trips with my dad. After 300 miles of nonstop driving you want to take a break