How is your battery capacity holding up? Do you use L3 chargers frequently?
I almost exclusively charge at home on my 220V overnight. I charge to 70% typically, and try to plug in by 20% (though sometimes go much lower). I think my mileage estimate at 100% has gone from 330 to 300, but not 100% sure. 100kW battery.
A van is just a tall station wagon.
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That’s disappointing…the hybrid Pacific sounded great. I really like my current minivan, but tbh most of my miles end up on road trips that it would not have been a good value for me.
Anyway, I am definitely pro-minivan. Hauls as much stuff as a suburban while being easy to drive. But not very electrified at this point.
About Public Charging:
https://www.jdpower.com/business/resources/ev-leasing-volumes-poised-surge-tax-rule-makes-it-cheaper-lease-buy
- Public Charging Infrastructure Improves, But Still Has Long Way to Go: The reliability of public charging infrastructure has improved slightly for the first time in two years, but 20.8% of consumers still say they show up at a public charger that does not work. Similarly, overall customer satisfaction with Level 2 public charging—which represents 71% of all EV charging in America—continues to decline.
Also from JD POwer:
https://www.jdpower.com/business/press-releases/2023-us-electric-vehicle-consideration-evc-study
Were I to die a little and purchase an EV, I probably would not ever be publicly charging.
Again, my choice as to which car sits in my driveway, be it Corolla GR, Civic Type R, Integra Type S, some electric vehicle (plus a home charging station), or my 21-year-old car is stuck on the last one as it is the cheapest option at the moment, has more cargo space (50+cf) than the first three and most of the EV group, is a manual, is still fun, and I just don’t drive enough (filled up on 6/12; I’ll try to note my next fill).
These and other reasons are why your case fits the “no change is best option”. Hopefully that will continue as long as you enjoy your current car. DYSWIDT?
Public charging - do it all the time. Never had a problem
Everyone thus must not have a problem. Settled!
When they say the chargers doesn’t work There’s almost always another 3 chargers to choose from. Just like occasionally one of the gas pumps is out of service. If you use the app you can normally tell which ones are out of service
Alright, that is how it is everywhere! Thanks for proving everyone else who has waited at chargers wrong.
You’ve never waited for a gas pump? You mustn’t shop at Costco.
You guys are lucky.
I once had to wait 120 mins to charge in Northern Norway with the family. Too many electric cars vs chargers in Lofoten in high season.
It seems that the US has a better network than Norway now (the “leader” of chargers and electric cars in Europe really)
Gulp!
I don’t spend that much time waiting at Costco, because I know when to go – before opening or after closing. My nearby Costco’s are not that busy at those times, and they also have about 20 pumps each, so turnover is pretty quick. (Tangent: their gas prices seem to have jumped over other stations’.) And, according to my stopwatch, I’m done in about 2 minutes (12 gallons, 300+ miles).
Also, if I see that the line is too long, I don’t get gas there. (Same for ice cream, and I love ice cream.) I don’t even need an app to find a nearby station. (However, if I’m with the wife, she starts the shopping while I wait.)
Sounds very similar to my tactics with charging stations. I try to travel at less busy times. I can also see from the app which stations are busy so go to the less busy ones.
So far so good but I haven’t driven during the busy summer period yet so I may have to eat my hat.
I’ll shall provide the sombrero, made of crow feathers!
Do you have a home charging station? I don’t think I’d bother with public charging (at this present time) if I had to buy an EV (and die a little, inside). I also wouldn’t drive it any longer than, say 100 miles at a time. I’d also have to plan ahead and make sure it was fully (90%) charged overnight for any lengthy drive.
I might need to find a suitable Mexican cerveza to wash it down.
We have a solar powered level 2 nearby which is free. Otherwise when I’m on the road I use electrify America for level 3 fast charging which is free for the first 3 years.
That is a good deal!
So, trade in the car in two years, and get three more!
Oh, come on in, the water is fine.
From that article:
" * Public Charging Infrastructure Improves, But Still Has Long Way to Go: The reliability of public charging infrastructure has improved slightly for the first time in two years, but 20.8% of consumers still say they show up at a public charger that does not work. Similarly, overall customer satisfaction with Level 2 public charging—which represents 71% of all EV charging in America—continues to decline."
Two things. One, @knoath has had the same experience as I’m hearing from other folks, it’s one charger out of four that’s down. Part of the problem, best I can tell, is that the govt provided a lot of incentives to INSTALL chargers, but less incentive to MAINTAIN the damn things. Electrify America, I’m looking at you. Two, the article sites L2 chargers, and I’ve heard far more complaints about L2 than L3, although L3 chargers aren’t perfect. Although Tesla chargers are close, I’ve heard virtually zero complaints about Superchargers.
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Maybe there’s just not enough money in it to do so. More like a utility (or cable company) than a gas station.