RobWNY wrote:
How long does it take to recharge an electric car with one of the fast chargers? If traveling across the Country, is recharging as fast as filling a fuel tank or is there significant down time to recharge? I also wonder what the cost of electricity will be when the States stop getting all the tax dollars they are now collecting from a gallon of gas or diesel. Will taxes imposed on electricity to make up that difference in revenue make our home electricity bill become so high that many won't be able to afford it? Many low income families get their electricity shut off frequently now. I can't imagine what it will be like for them in 2035. What will the cost of gas, diesel, propane and home heating oil be because of less demand? What about the Amish community? They don't use electricity and they won't be able to afford petroleum products. I'm not against making our planet a safer and healthier place but are proponents of ending fossil fuel use thinking everything through? Have we done everything we can to reduce emissions in vehicles so gas and diesel can still be used?
Can’t answer most of those questions. But the first one I’ll take a shot at from from personal experience point of view. EV’s take longer to charge than filling a tank. At least with present technology. Different makes and models take different lengths of time. There is no simple answer. Generally speaking an 800 kilometers travel day takes us no longer or shorter than it did when we travelled the same trip with our Jeep Grand Cherokee. But we travel a little different. We still take two 10 or 15 minute pee/coffee breaks and a 20 minute lunch break. The only difference is we charge during those times. I can’t testify to longer days as we try to avoid anywhere over about 800 or so kilometers. This is in a Tesla model 3 AWD. We haven’t travelled long distances in other EV’s. so don’t know what that’s like.
Hope that helps.
