Your comment seems to suggest that there is some significant trade-off or compromise in “switching” to an EV. For those who do a lot of frequent long range travel this might be true (charging takes time), but for most people I don’t think it is.
Let them eat cake
Demand appears to be pretty strong lately. Tesla just started ramping up production in two new factories (Berlin and Austin) and Elon recently said that global demand far exceeds their current production capacity (four total factories). There are other EV manufacturers, American and Chinese, who could also do very well if they can get the economics right.
Of course. It will be an interesting dynamic to watch play out in the coming years though. If gas prices remain high more buyers will consider an EV. And if the charging infrastructure continues to be built out (it will) then “range anxiety” becomes less of an impediment to adoption.
Battery swap is not happening at scale. The innovation will be in faster charging battery tech.
More, of course. It’s early in the development lifetime of the technology.
This is their biggest selling point: no oil changes, no transmission, no coolant, no water pump, no belts, etc. Less moving parts in general.
I’m holding off on buying that electric French bus for a while
Last time I read about home charging stations you had to install something bigger than a 110 outlet, and it was recommended to be on a dedicated circuit.My refill infrastructure:
EVs are not for everyone, I get it, but I think there are also a lot of misconceptions and general anti-EV sentiment that is not very well informed.
Most folks have 220 installed in their garage and don’t know it.
The problem is time, I can fill up and go. E has to wait an hour.
I’ve heard 20 min. That’s the next big advancement.
The charger that came with the car runs on the 220 outlet in my garage. It is a slow charge but works fine for me right now. You’re right about the dedicated 60 amp circuit to install the fast charger.
The charger on a dedicated circuit is actually pretty quick, maybe closer to a half hour for a full charge, which wouldn’t be required very often. Charge rates will improve over time as the battery tech gets better. I have used Tesla’s Supercharger at the HEB a couple times and it was fast.
How does that work? Payment, I mean. Do you pay right there with a card, like you would for gas? Do you get charged by the minute, by the amount of juice delivered?
I don’t know but anecdotally I have seen reports of 300,000+ miles, and there is going to be some degradation over time. I’ve seen one report that the battery will retain over 80% of its capacity after 200k miles, which is pretty good if true.
You have a Tesla account and app with a card on file. When you plug in the charger recognizes the vehicle and bills the card. Cost is by kWh which is $.29 at my HEB Supercharger and about $.12 at home, I think. So you just plug in, charge up, unplug and leave.
much of this is only 2-3 years off. many manufacturers are switching from 400v to 800v which allows faster charging and there are already tests that show some of the vehicles/batteries can be 80% recharged in 15 min. it's true, there are challenges still but most of them are being solved.
My former boss wants the truck. Not an ev guy.I don’t know but anecdotally I have seen reports of 300,000+ miles, and there is going to be some degradation over time. I’ve seen one report that the battery will retain over 80% of its capacity after 200k miles, which is pretty good if true.
Aside: I feel like I’m the “EV Guy” here now among a mostly anti-EV set.
For what it’s worth, I don’t think of myself as an environmentalist so that’s not a factor for me. I drove my brother in law’s Tesla Model 3 a few years ago and liked it a lot and have wanted one ever since. My wife and I really enjoy the Model Y and it is just a car, not a statement.
