Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

[Grumpycat]

Just read an article in Motortrend. Similar to the other stories about having to do a lot of pre trip planning VS just driving an ICE vehicle.

Just enter the destination in Tesla nav and everything is done for you. Every Supercharger stop. Good estimate of how long to charge at each.

 

[MossRoad]

Everyone doesn’t have (or want) a Tesla.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Everyone doesn’t have (or want) a Tesla.

True but everyone onto EVs wouldn't pass on a free Tesla.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Just read an article in Motortrend. Similar to the other stories about having to do a lot of pre trip planning VS just driving an ICE vehicle. Conclusion was that until charging station network rolls out more stations that are reliable (they encountered several broken charging stations on their trip), “planning, patience, and math is required when taking a road trip in an electric car, but it can be done—even through the middle of nowhere.”

It’s probably not as complicated as planning a bombing run over Germany in WWII, but I’m not big on patience and math.

We Drove a 2022 Kia EV6 Through the Middle of Nowhere, and We Made It Home

From Idaho to Washington to Oregon through deserted highways and small towns, here’s a guide to road tripping in an EV. We did it in a 2022 Kia EV6.

www.motortrend.com

True. Today I am planning my 1st trip beyond the point of no return

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Topping it off currently and tested power consumption on a 17 trip back to my charger. With cruise on 45 mph I was hitting 5 miles for each 1 kWh .

Normally I average 3.2 miles of range driving it like it was a Model S Plaid. Princeton Kentucky has 2 free 1772 L2 chargers that I hope are open and working this afternoon/evening while I attend SIL and daughters house warming shower.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Pun intended?

That was a slogan of my childhood friend's father when we would be making hay and cutting tobacco.

 

[Eagle1]

True but everyone onto EVs wouldn't pass on a free Tesla.

Not into EV's but would not pass it up for free. Just like I want SCAR (and many others) but have settled for something I can afford.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Not into EV's but would not pass it up for free. Just like I want SCAR (and many others) but have settled for something I can afford.

The 2016 Leaf SL is our $13.5K compromise. Our required demand is two 30 mile daily work trips but with a 150 mile range it cuts out most ICE usage.

 

[MossRoad]

True. Today I am planning my 1st trip beyond the point of no return

 

[RoyJackson]

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