Yep. Obviously -
One fella I know who almost had his house burn down - - he was an ~ early adopter of EV 5 years ago - - fire started in the garage where his car was charging .. He was a retired fire fighter - in charge of college firefighter training courses .. .. be careful with those home charger installations ! John T.
Depends on your use. If you charge at home. zero hours charging time and never have to stop at a station.
Not ready for prime time but they have developed charging in 5 minutes already.
I take a few long trips every year so charging in an 800 mile day is a problem yet, but give it a few years.
Lucid is already at 520 miles range, and up to 1,111 HP. Currently
20 minutes to add 300 miles in range. 2.5 seconds 0-60.For most people who commute, say 100 miles round trip daily, just plugging in overnight will be more than sufficient.
Not having to leave ones home to fill up is a boon. Nobody I've ever spoken with who has an electric car has regretted their purchase.
No different that anything else. People have been starting electrical fires with air conditioners, ranges, space heaters, etc.
He may have fire fighting skills but sucks at electrical.
You may be right. Could be three years.
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You just aren't very bright.
Don't buy that either. And even if it was true, much more of a nuisance having to do it most days instead of once a week or so.
And even if it was true, that would be the time to consider it if there was a problem with the current ic car, not now.
The current ic car is doing fine and is only 16 years old and given the previous one lasted 45 years and only needed replacing because I was too stupid to fix the known leaking windscreen with the car never garaged or car ported, it is very unlikely I will be replacing the current one any time soon unless fully self driving cars are legally available at the same time as that battery.
It'll take longer than that to still have a decent life of the battery and is unlikely to see the same life as an ic car any time soon, or the same purchase cost either.
I do that all the time, never bother with lunch, only have a s*it first thing before leaving, doesn't take 20 mins for a piss and I never piss where everyone else does either, I just stop the car and piss on the dirt on the side of the road.
Still more farting around than once a week or two.
Yes, but having to do it most days isn't.
But plenty are quite capable of realising that it provides nothing useful for them and so don't bother to pay more than an ic car does and don't need something that will be useful for far fewer years than an ic car and has a much higher risk of catching fire.
Do the present batteries need to be run down most of the way sometimes to keep them from developing a memory?
No, only NiCads have memory, nothing since does.
The only one I know of almost had his house burn down from it. If I ever know any another owners <doubtful> I'll ask them.
John T.
New models have a range comparable to a gas car, 350 to 400 miles. Yeah, takes 30 seconds to plug in twice a week. Still faster than stopping at a gas station.
Rather than dwell on the negatives, educate yourself and you will find many have been overcome or will be soon.
If I had need for two cars, one would be an EV today. Even now, it is good for 90% of my needs.
Range is 350 to 450 and some more. Takes 30 second to plug in. Easier that stopping at the gas station.
Which part? Five years or better electric cars? It's a tossup for me.
We had them in our highschool electronis shop. About a 24 inch face and 270 fegree scale.
Pity about the price of those.
Not when your car isn't garaged or carported and that time is just plugging, not unplugging.
I'm not doing that, I am pointing out why an electric car is no use to me and isn't likely to ever be.
Been there, done that.
None have.
If they ever are, time to consider an electric car then, and whether they do better in any area than an ic car because if they don't, no point in having one.
I wouldn't, because the only advantage they have is the cost of refuelling and that isn't paid for by the much higher price of the car, particularly if you don't buy new, as so many don't.
It has no advantage at all for any of mine, only real downsides.
I was an "early adopter" back in 1979/82 With home charger
If you've got the garage, then you definitely have the wiring for a "Level I" charger right there.
These are the ones that plug into a standard home outlet, pull the same wattage as (loosely speaking) a toaster oven (nominal 1,400 watts), and will charge up yur car with roughly five miles range for every hour. So your overnight charge will give you fifty miles.
(more or less).
With a bit of work (and you sound like someone who can handle it on your own...) you can run a 240V line to your garage, letting you use a "Level II" charger. These use the doubled voltage, and, with heavier wiring, roughly double the amperage, so _four_ times the rate. Figure on 25 miles per hour of charging.
That's usually fine for household use.
The much higher rate chargers that pull much more power... are expensive and painful... rarely installed in homes.. (but yeah, you can do it).
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