fj12ryder wrote:
Reisender wrote:
fj12ryder wrote:
So what happens when there are more than a couple people charging their EV's? No one seems to think that will ever happen, and they'll be able to just drive right up and plug in. When was the last time you had to wait at a gas station to fill up, and that only takes a couple minutes to do. What happens when the average "fill up" takes 30 minutes?
Oh yeah, I forgot: "They'll be lots more charging stations". Riiiiiight.
I’m probably not understanding what you are getting at. So yes. There will be more charging stations. A new DCFC location opens up about every week or two in our area. Usually BC hydro puts them on the app as “coming soon” and they appear as a wrench. About 6 months later they broadcast a message on the App that they are live. Three years ago there were like 20 DCFC’s in the province. Now there are over 120 with lots more coming. It will be an ongoing thing. Most people charge at home or work but DCFC’s are needed for road trips.
My point is that every one says "Just stop and get a bite to eat or shop a bit until the car is charged up". What if there's 2 people ahead of you, each takes 20-30 minutes, so that's an hour before it's your turn, and now you've spent 1 1/2 hours getting "refueled". What do you do for that amount of time.
I'm sure there are more charging stations, but there are tons more gas stations, and people still wait inline, but the wait time is measured in minutes, not hours. And since this is an RV forum, we are talking about traveling where you may not be able to charge up at home, and the campground may not be set up to do that either. So you "fuel up" on the road. Hence my question about what you do when you can't immediately pull up to the charger.
Yah for sure it’s a real thing. We personally have never had to wait but I’m sure people do. I have heard of Tesla owners on long weekends having to wait for a stall. Then again the daily line up at a Costco is usually 4 cars deep so some people are probably ok with a little wait. Many of the first generation DCFC stalls in our province are single stall. As the uptake of electric happens they will need to be expanded. A lot were sized for 4 stalls but a few we have seen would have difficulty expanding due to lack of room. The one that just opened up about 20 minutes away is a two stall with room for 4. It is a 200 KW unit. Literally 4 times as fast as the first generation. Then again our first generation car only accepts 50 KW so it is kinda wasted on us. Most new cars are st least 100 kW with Tesla V3 now 200 KW. It will continue to evolve. We don’t use DCFC much. Maybe half dozen times a year.
