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EV Infrastructure in the UK still seems to need a lot of expansion! Thankfully it is getting better.
Range anxiety is a very real thing depending on what EV you have, where you live and your driving habits. Lowest I've gone is around 1%/2% battery on my way to a charger
Can't say I've personally had any bad experiences (yet) though and even plan to hopefully drive across Canada this summer on a 8,000km round trip journey and not concerned in the slightest
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Range anxiety is a very real thing depending on what EV you have, where you live and your driving habits. Lowest I've gone is around 1%/2% battery on my way to a charger
Can't say I've personally had any bad experiences (yet) though and even plan to hopefully drive across Canada this summer on a 8,000km round trip journey and not concerned in the slightest
Joel
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12-Apr-2021 19:57:23
At designated fast charging stations it shouldn't be anymore than 30/40mins to get a decent charge (if not less), bearing in mind you don't typically charge from 0% to 100%.
But yeah, depending on where you live, where you travel a lot etc will depend if an EV is suitable presently. But an EV can a lot more convenient in some cases too.
I went to a cottage for a few nights at Easter which was a few hours away from Toronto, up in the lake region where there's not much around. I found out a few days before we went that the cottage owners had a ChargePoint charger in their garage. Was so convenient!
Left home on 90%, arrived with 25% remaining and kept the car plugged in all weekend and waking up each morning to go on hikes with a full charge was amazing.
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But yeah, depending on where you live, where you travel a lot etc will depend if an EV is suitable presently. But an EV can a lot more convenient in some cases too.
I went to a cottage for a few nights at Easter which was a few hours away from Toronto, up in the lake region where there's not much around. I found out a few days before we went that the cottage owners had a ChargePoint charger in their garage. Was so convenient!
Left home on 90%, arrived with 25% remaining and kept the car plugged in all weekend and waking up each morning to go on hikes with a full charge was amazing.
Joel
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12-Apr-2021 22:20:03
Megycal
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Unless the charging infrastructure in the UK improves enormously I will buy a new petrol car just before they stop being sold. I'm almost a pensioner ( I'd have been one already except the gov't keep increasing the qualifying age ) and there is no way I want to travel anywhere worrying about being able to charge my car. Its bad for my blood pressure! Yeah from what I gather it is getting better but a lot still needs to be done.
Dong U Dead said :
Even, 20 - 40 minutes, it would drive me batty. My thoughts may be different if I could charge at home not needing to travel somewhere specifically to charge the car. It's just doesn't sound convenient.
Since I don't travel far this type of vehicle may suit me, in saying this if I had a car I would travel if I could afford the petrol up north to friends houses that are between 1 and 3 hours away regularly so I'd most probably still go for petrol over electric even if I could charge at home. It's not as inconvenient as you may think. If you can charge at home, even better. For daily driving it would actually be better since you're living on a full charge each morning for work (so removing the need to visit a gas station).
And on longer road trips, yes you will need to stop and charge every few hours but it would probably coincide with a washroom break / stop to grab a drink or something anyway, and in many cases, by the time you've done your business, grabbed a drink or a bite to eat to go, the charge is done.
And often times (based on what I read from other people's road tripping experience across the states) the car is usually ready to go before they are on charge stops
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Unless the charging infrastructure in the UK improves enormously I will buy a new petrol car just before they stop being sold. I'm almost a pensioner ( I'd have been one already except the gov't keep increasing the qualifying age ) and there is no way I want to travel anywhere worrying about being able to charge my car. Its bad for my blood pressure! Yeah from what I gather it is getting better but a lot still needs to be done.
Dong U Dead said :
Even, 20 - 40 minutes, it would drive me batty. My thoughts may be different if I could charge at home not needing to travel somewhere specifically to charge the car. It's just doesn't sound convenient.
Since I don't travel far this type of vehicle may suit me, in saying this if I had a car I would travel if I could afford the petrol up north to friends houses that are between 1 and 3 hours away regularly so I'd most probably still go for petrol over electric even if I could charge at home. It's not as inconvenient as you may think. If you can charge at home, even better. For daily driving it would actually be better since you're living on a full charge each morning for work (so removing the need to visit a gas station).
And on longer road trips, yes you will need to stop and charge every few hours but it would probably coincide with a washroom break / stop to grab a drink or something anyway, and in many cases, by the time you've done your business, grabbed a drink or a bite to eat to go, the charge is done.
And often times (based on what I read from other people's road tripping experience across the states) the car is usually ready to go before they are on charge stops
Joel
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13-Apr-2021 01:22:33
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