Electric Cars/Trucks and winter weather testing with results. What do you think? Who has taken one in Freezing cold long distance to a Ski mountain?

[skiur]

Well seems only people who don't have their own chargers at home are the ones to get fucked.

I don't understand why somebody would buy an EV if they couldn't charge it at home.

 

[Smellytele]

I don't understand why somebody would buy an EV if they couldn't charge it at home.

We had the discussion before that people who live in cities don’t really have a place to plug in when you live in an apartment

 

[skiur]

We had the discussion before that people who live in cities don’t really have a place to plug in when you live in an apartment

I understand that, I live in NYC, but I still don't understand why somebody would buy an EV if they couldn't charge it at home. It makes absolutely no sense. Unless they had a guaranteed charger at work.

 

[1dog]

Well seems only people who don't have their own chargers at home are the ones to get fucked.

disagree ST - I'd say the taxpayer is bending over quite a bit for the benefit of the industry: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-el...ficiency-falsehood-2798b4ab?mod=djemalertNEWS

 

[parahelia]

I don't understand why somebody would buy an EV if they couldn't charge it at home.

Even worse - I've noticed a lot of rental car fleets pushing EVs. The last thing I want to do when traveling for work or fun is to figure out how to charge an EV in an unfamiliar location. I would pay a premium *not* to have an EV in that case.

My dad loves his Tesla, plots out his road trips around charging stations, does day trips to SR all winter long, etc. But he's retired and has a lot more flexibility to take time out to charge while on the road. I'm sticking with my hybrid Sienna for now - not fashionable, but with AWD and hybrid mpg it's a great family ski vehicle.

 

[Smellytele]

disagree ST - I'd say the taxpayer is bending over quite a bit for the benefit of the industry: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-el...ficiency-falsehood-2798b4ab?mod=djemalertNEWS

I am just speaking of the cold weather charging issue popping up in Chicago. Not about the overall fucking.

 

[1dog]

I am just speaking of the cold weather charging issue popping up in Chicago. Not about the overall fucking.

understand. Rental fleets replacing those EV's are going to flood the market with used, cheap EV's. I see in Barrons where China's EV company overtook Tesla as the largest EV company in the world. . .they make more, then just store them. . . . . cause no one in CHina wants them either. . . . .

 

[2Planker]

understand. Rental fleets replacing those EV's are going to flood the market with used, cheap EV's. I see in Barrons where China's EV company overtook Tesla as the largest EV company in the world. . .they make more, then just store them. . . . . cause no one in CHina wants them either. . . . .

I heard last week that Hertz is selling off 50% of their Teslas due to maintenance costs

 

[Smellytele]

I heard last week that Hertz is selling off 50% of their Teslas due to maintenance costs

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