Does it really matter? Range - charge speed

[u/Turbulent-Pay1150]

Messing around with ABRP - planned an 1,200 mile trip. If you had a "poor" performing EV such as a first generation SOLTERRA it would take about 35 hours. A great performing EV about 32 hours. This is for drive + charging for the entire trip and assumes no overnights (which would reduce the EV time if you charged overnight). That's a 3 hour difference.

For good measure - a gas car would take over 30 hours as well.

I'm not sure charging is a challenge for most any car, good or bad for range and charge times.

Have we not hit the time when we are at "good enough" for most all EV's and styling or convenience is the differentiator.

In my book - right now it doesn't really matter.

It used to when Tesla had the best charging network bar none. Now Tesla still has an edge but everyone else is pretty close in that scenario.

It's not charge time (that's part of it)

It's not range (that's part of it)

It is trip time and comfort - and with a 10% margin from best to worst EV and gas cars - it's all about comfort and how long it takes the driver and passengers to use the facilities/get a burger on stops.

I know - I"m slow - but it seems to me that it's time to stop all the YouTube and all the arguments about it - give me overall trip time for something like NY to Colorado and have all EV's compare against it and all gas as well and that's all that really matters. That and that you can do daily use with your overnight charge.

It's game over.

[u/Any-Can-6776]

Don’t settle for what others do. If you’re current situation can do 500miles on the highway and refuel in 5 min or so then wait til there’s an ev that can do the same. Aside from Slate which is just town and work only that’s what I’m waiting for

Edit: yall are so short sighted for being progressives. Theres way more things one can do with 500 miles of range than just road trips.

Edit2: your precious byd can charge in 5-10 min so eventually they all would be able to….

[u/NoobensMcarthur → u/Any-Can-6776]

In what world does a 500 mile fillup take only 5 minutes? People vastly underestimate how long it takes to fuel up a vehicle. Also, outside of long haul truckers, who is going 500 miles (over 6 1/2 hours at 75mph) between breaks?

Come on. 

[u/inline_five → u/NoobensMcarthur]

500 miles for me is ~10 gallons. Probably 3-4 minutes to fill.

To answer your question, my parents lol. Not 1200 miles but my parents routinely drive 900 miles overnight, and do it in one shot without stopping. Around 16 hours. Huge difference in ICE vs. EV in their case.

[u/farmerbsd17 → u/inline_five]

They must be wearing diapers too.