Only 5% of next car purchasers expect to buy all electric cars-Road and Track.

[wilberforce15]

Why should they google?
You fancy yourself as an expert on all things EV.

I have never claimed to be an expert.
That's why ask.

RPM's wasn't a stupid question.

The guy who thought A/C would kill a battery in six hours had a stupid question.

 

[vantexan]

Yes, you hadn't thought of that, but the people who built the car did, and it's not a problem at all.

OK, how long can a Tesla run its AC just sitting?

 

[vantexan]

RPM's wasn't a stupid question.

The guy who thought A/C would kill a battery in six hours had a stupid question.

It might not, but he sure would be looking for a charger soon assuming he didn't live nearby.

 

[Non liberal]

You can bitch about a 30 minute stop in an 800 mile trip all you like. Everybody else already stops more than that.

I only stop one time every 550 miles for about 10 minutes tops.

 

[Non liberal]

It might not, but he sure would be looking for a charger soon assuming he didn't live nearby.

Yup

 

[wilberforce15]

I only stop one time every 550 miles for about 10 minutes tops.

Congratulations.
So, you're saying that a few times a year, it might cost you 20 minutes on a day trip.

The EV will save you time on filling up over the course of the year.

 

[wilberforce15]

Yup

Most people go the year with only charging at a public station a few times.

You get gas every week.

An EV saves time.

 

[UnionStrong]

I only stop one time every 550 miles for about 10 minutes tops.

He thinks everyone stops for a half hr. Not to mention if the chargers are being used.

 

[wilberforce15]

He thinks everyone stops for a half hr. Not to mention if the chargers are being used.

No, I mean it's an insignificant amount of time for everyone. It's a silly thing to care about.

 

[wilberforce15]

The EV will save most people 5-10 minutes per week all year, because they don't have to do a weekly fillup.

Then it will cost them 30 minutes every now and then on a road trip.

The difference between them just doesn't matter.

 

[Non liberal]

Congratulations.
So, you're saying that a few times a year, it might cost you 20 minutes on a day trip.

The EV will save you time on filling up over the course of the year.

Yes, that’s 20minutes I don’t have to wait in my incredibly reliable truck.

 

[wilberforce15]

Yes, that’s 20minutes I don’t have to wait in my incredibly reliable truck.

Yes, but you do a weekly errand every week that I don't have at all, in my more reliable EV.

Charging costs me less time per year than pumping costs you.

But it's such a small difference nobody should care.

 

[Non liberal]

The EV will save most people 5-10 minutes per week all year, because they don't have to do a weekly fillup.

Then it will cost them 30 minutes every now and then on a road trip.

The difference between them just doesn't matter.

It’s inconvenient

 

[Non liberal]

Yes, but you do a weekly errand every week that I don't have at all, in my more reliable EV.

Charging costs me less time per year than pumping costs you.

But it's such a small difference nobody should care.

For now, that charging cost is going to rise as soon as more people change autos.

 

[wilberforce15]

It’s inconvenient

So is a 10 minute errand every week, which I don't have because I have an EV.

Maybe math will dent your head:
I save 5-10 minutes a week over you, because I don't fill up every week. That's 50 stops and 4 hours of time I save.

You save 20-30 minutes per charge on road trips vs. filling up.

I save more time per year, but it's not that different either way.

 

[wilberforce15]

For now, that charging cost is going to rise as soon as more people change autos.

I spoke of it costing TIME. Not money. You really don't even read.

You are cost time every week when you fill up.
I am cost time every road trip.

You have no net time advantage. It's just a slightly different setup.

 

[Non liberal]

Yes, but you do a weekly errand every week that I don't have at all, in my more reliable EV.

Charging costs me less time per year than pumping costs you.

But it's such a small difference nobody should care.

More reliable ev?

 

[wilberforce15]

More reliable ev?

Yes, more reliable.
Reliability means getting from a to b.
By that measure, an EV is just in another league entirely.
It has one moving part and no transmission. It's not close.

 

[wilberforce15]

Think about the failing parts that most commonly might cause a breakdown.

Then realize that my car doesn't have those parts.

 

[Non liberal]

So is a 10 minute errand every week, which I don't have because I have an EV.

Maybe math will dent your head:
I save 5-10 minutes a week over you, because I don't fill up every week. That's 50 stops and 4 hours of time I save.

You save 20-30 minutes per charge on road trips vs. filling up.

I save more time per year, but it's not that different either way.

Don’t care, that would happen one time to me when I wasn’t expecting it and that would be it.