I’m still personally in a position where I could not own an EV. A hybrid, sure. But an EV, I cannot charge because I’m in an apartment. EV ownership is tied to home ownership in a way that I see few people discuss.
You just charge at a supercharger once in a while, or plug in to an L2 that are all over the place. You don’t have a gas station in your appartment either.
Sure, but gas station availability is still significantly different than charger availability. And I don’t have to wait an hour at the gas station. False equivalency.
When it changes from pretty close to yes, then it won’t be a false equivalency and I’d probably be in the market.
Edit: anyone disagreeing, can you explain how a technology that asks some population to change their behavior is expected to succeed? The EV asks its buyers to change their habits. It asks you to take the hit for the climate – while simultaneously using technologies like modern batteries which are straight up bad for the climate.
Asking these things to be at parity with gas (as in, can I fill my electric car with power with the same speed as a gas car) is not a lofty goal. It is the baseline goal for any other technology. EV tech will remain outside of the norm until those issues are addressed. The intentions don’t matter.
This is not surprising.
I’m still personally in a position where I could not own an EV. A hybrid, sure. But an EV, I cannot charge because I’m in an apartment. EV ownership is tied to home ownership in a way that I see few people discuss.
You just charge at a supercharger once in a while, or plug in to an L2 that are all over the place. You don’t have a gas station in your appartment either.
Sure, but gas station availability is still significantly different than charger availability. And I don’t have to wait an hour at the gas station. False equivalency.
You don’t have to wait an hour. False premise.
Can I supply the entire range of the EV in 10 minutes?
If you buy a new Hyundai, pretty close.
When it changes from pretty close to yes, then it won’t be a false equivalency and I’d probably be in the market.
Edit: anyone disagreeing, can you explain how a technology that asks some population to change their behavior is expected to succeed? The EV asks its buyers to change their habits. It asks you to take the hit for the climate – while simultaneously using technologies like modern batteries which are straight up bad for the climate.
Asking these things to be at parity with gas (as in, can I fill my electric car with power with the same speed as a gas car) is not a lofty goal. It is the baseline goal for any other technology. EV tech will remain outside of the norm until those issues are addressed. The intentions don’t matter.