• madcaesar@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Charge speed is also extremely important. People keep waxing on about it only takes 15min to charge, but that’s is 3-4x as long as pumping gas.

    Imagine if we all switched to electrical with those charge times, gas stations would become clogged almost immediately.

    • ntnehvl6@lemmynsfw.com
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      2 months ago

      Keep in mind gas stations wouldn’t have the same day-to-day demand that they do now. Most people will charge overnight, and the long-haul charge points or tourist destinations would be where things clog up.

    • Ibuthyr@discuss.tchncs.de
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      2 months ago

      95% of charging would be done at home, since I get tons of energy from the sun. I have a feeling many other people would be doing the same. Highway stations are a different story though.

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        2 months ago

        Non EV owners can’t grok how convenient home charging is, and the reality that station charging is a general rarity.

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      2 months ago

      Most people on long-term road trips time their stops with meals anyway. If this became a reality, and charging infrastructure got directly built in to parking spaces at rest stops, then they can probably tolerate a 15 minute wait ti charge while they eat lunch.