p220sigman wrote:
It will be great if they can resolve the charge issue. We routinely take 400-500 mile trips so there would be at least 1 charge point in there (depending on the vehicle of course) and probably more than one. Getting it down to a 15 minute charge time would be a huge leap forward for those that travel significant distances at a time. Most aren't going to be interested in adding significant time to an already long trip.
That doesn't even take into consideration if you are staying in a hotel and if you would be able to charge while there. I suspect hotels will adapt as well (will be another fee they can "charge" (pun intended) you) and start having charging stations.
Either way, we have seen great leaps forward just in the last few years. It wasn't that long ago that an EV with a 40-50 mile range was considered great.
Like you say a lot depends on the person on wether the lifestyle change works for them. We never go more than a couple hours before we stop fr a break, either for the chihuahua or us. Sometimes for lunch. The DCFC (direct current fast charge) stations are quite often co-located with restaurants, coffee shops, casinos, malls, etc. Usually something to do while you are waiting for 30 minutes.
The level 2 charge networks are also expanding rapidly. We use to do 99 percent of our charging at home but now the level 2 chargers are showing up at malls, shopping areas, outlet stores, restaurants, drug stores. The majority are free as businesses use them as a draw to get customers in. Much cheaper than coupons. We usually pick up 6 or 8 kwh at a shopping area and more if it is in a hiking recreational area. We have gone a couple weeks at a time without plugging it in at home but that is still unusual for us.
Pretty much all newer hotels already have both J1772 level chargers and Tesla destination level chargers and they are always complimentary. Level two is a multi hour charge time but who cares of it you are there overnight. There etiquetes to follow though. Your car send you an email when it is charged. The polite thing to do is go and move it. They are charging spots, not parking spots.
If you want an idea of the coverage of charge stations for your area g and check out plug share. It is growing rapidly though. Literally new stations every day.
https://www.plugshare.com/#
