Bobbo wrote:
pianotuna wrote:
As charging stations proliferate I can see myself stopping for lunch for 30 minutes. If the spot has a super charger, about 80% of the full range may be replaced during that time frame.
Where are you stopping for lunch that you can charge? Are you finding a campground and renting a 50 amp spot for that 30 minutes? Currently, charging spots are pull in affairs where a trailer would have to be unhooked to get in. Currently, charging spots are sized for cars so a motorhome wouldn't fit in. What about if the charging spots are all full with a line waiting to charge, and each car ahead of you takes 30 minutes? Maybe 15 or 20 years down the line we will have the infrastructure to make this possible, not easy, just possible, but I don't see it being practical before that.
Meh. It’s already happening here. Some of the latest stations here are parallel pull up affairs. Probably good for a truck pulling a 25 to 28 foot trailer. Restaurants and public bathrooms within a 100 meters. Mind you , I noticed these were only 100 kw chargers so if your truck has a big battery and you are on the low side you better have a long er lunch planned. It’ll all evolve as the requirement is there. Businesses like to make money.
I’ve noticed the newer Superchargers taking this into account as well.
Nothing happens overnight. Neither will the transition to EV’s.
