• Reygle@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    The problem is that what you actually do a roadtrip, (and you’re not charging at home on a normal “commute” day) is sit on your ass and do absolutely nothing for 45 to 90 minutes at a gas station in the middle of fucking nowhere, hoping no hick “jeds” see you hanging out at the Tesla charger and approach you to tell you that “yuu got a perddy mouf”.

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        2 hours ago

        A lot of EVs are currently advertising charge times of 30 minutes from 15% to 90%. Furthermore:

        If theres a line for the charging station, everybody is gonna take 30 minutes, so you could realize you have a 2 hour wait.

        If the battery is hot, it can take longer. If you just got off the highway, it could add another 15-30 minutes while the battery cools off.

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        5 hours ago

        7 MINUTES?! 7 minutes. To full. FROM EMPTY?!* 7. minutes.*

        I don’t believe you. The last video I saw about road tripping with an EV was last year- this one.

    • tmyakal@infosec.pub
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      5 hours ago

      Or just… rent a car?

      If an EV supports all of my travel/commuting needs except one or two road trips per year, I’d rather just spend $65/day renting an ICE. The idea that you need to solve every problem with one privately-owned vehicle is part of why there’s so many idiots using F-150s for daily commutes.

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        5 hours ago

        That’s not unreasonable but I’m in a mood today so Get the heck out of here with your REASONABLE ARGUMENTS! :)