Subj : Re: EVs
To   : Spectre
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Sun Oct 15 2023 16:47:14

  Re: Re: EVs
  By: Spectre to poindexter FORTRAN on Mon Oct 16 2023 05:32 am

 Sp> You must have far better pricing than we do. We're around $2/L, roughly a
 Sp> quart. That's mostly become our baseline and it heads up towards $2.30
 Sp> from there.

We're around $USD 1.58/L here, and I expect it to go up. Gas prices in the USA are manipulated and volatile.

 Sp> You also must have far more charging stations than us too. There was a
 Sp> group of Journos here that made a trip from Melbourne to Sydney, ~900Km
 Sp> with a detour to Canberra after they got to Sydney. We have a good set of
 Sp> mountains in between, and they found they could only drive for 2-3hrs and
 Sp> then have to recharge for ~2hrs as well. A large proportion of chargers
 Sp> were either not compatible or wouldn't charge their vehicle at all or at a
 Sp> reduced charge rate. They ended up getting towed back into Sydney from
 Sp> Canberra. 

Around here, we have level 1 charging (110v, under 15 amps), Level 2 (220v, somewhere between 16 and 40 amps) and DC charging (480v). I can fully charge with a DC charger in around an hour - and worst case I have the gas range extender if needed. The apps can tell you which are in use, where they are, and their capabilities, but the number of chargers that don't work is material.

I'm really curious to try a road trip, but not sure how adventurous my family is.
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