All the EVs I have seen go at least 50 miles
Sent from my iPhone On Mar 4, 2015, at 3:21 PM, Robert Bruninga via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: >> I have a 25 mile commute and with no charging station. >> I'm at 50 mile range round trip. >> [so] I am*not* a candidate for most EVs. >> ... if my company put a charging station or two up I would jump for it. > > Not really, A "charging station or two" would mean you would be fighting > every day with the other EV drivers over who is blocking the station... > and/or wasting a half hour a day going out and moving your car and then > mid-day trying to find another parking space.. *every day* to share. > > So a "charging station" is the last thing you want from your employer if > you can instead get him to let you plug into an existing 120v outlet or if > he will spring for something, then a DOZEN 120v outlets ($15 a piece from > Home Depot). > > Then you can park all day, pick up 40 miles range by quitting time and > have plenty of range AND NO CHARGER ANXIETY or ANIMOSITY. > > Installing "charging stations" for employees makes practically zero > ergonomic sense (beyond one for transients)... > > Now "charging outlets" or L1 cords is another matter. They are virtually > going to be a NECESSITY at all large employers with a happy workforce... > > TERMINOLOGY MATTERS! > > Said another way, "there will never be enough "charging stations" for > people to just park at all day long! The cost is unsustainable at the > growth rate EV's will eventually reach! > > See http://aprs.org/EV-charging-everywhere.html > > Bob, WB4APR > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
