Beaver@lemmy.ca to [Dormant] Electric Vehicles (Moved to !electricvehicles@slrpnk.net)@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoThe US Now Has 1 Fast EV Charging Station for Every 15 Gas Stationsmessage-squaremessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1110arrow-down1message-squareThe US Now Has 1 Fast EV Charging Station for Every 15 Gas StationsBeaver@lemmy.ca to [Dormant] Electric Vehicles (Moved to !electricvehicles@slrpnk.net)@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square48fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up14·9 months agoI don’t believe that for a minute. I can pretty much pull off of any highway in America and there’s a good chance there will be 1-3 gas stations to pull into. Whereas I’m lucky to find an EV station every 100 miles. Much less one in working order…
minus-squarevrighter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up6·9 months agogivn that charging takes much longer than refuelling, this isn’t even remotely as good as it sounds. And it doesn’t sound too good in the first place
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·9 months agoWhat isn’t as good as it sounds? Have you considered that you need roadside fuel stops 1% as often as gas cars?
minus-squarecsm10495@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoDepends on the state. I’m in CA and they’re easy to find at least in the populated areas.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down9·9 months agoYeah but then you’d have to live in CA.
I don’t believe that for a minute. I can pretty much pull off of any highway in America and there’s a good chance there will be 1-3 gas stations to pull into. Whereas I’m lucky to find an EV station every 100 miles. Much less one in working order…
givn that charging takes much longer than refuelling, this isn’t even remotely as good as it sounds. And it doesn’t sound too good in the first place
What isn’t as good as it sounds?
Have you considered that you need roadside fuel stops 1% as often as gas cars?
Depends on the state. I’m in CA and they’re easy to find at least in the populated areas.
Yeah but then you’d have to live in CA.