I will stick with the traditional hybrid for several years. I don't have an enclosed garage, so a non-in-hybrid is perfect for me. Until it isn't any more or something better comes along.
Make no mistake charger hopping sucks. I don't care what the influencers try to portray. And at this stage it is still a valid concern that chargers might be down, broken, full, and I have more than once navigated to a charger to find out the business there is closed because it is after hours so you don't even have access to a bathroom. You end up looking for some place local you can walk to while the car is charging, or try holding it while the car charges and then make another stop. Just more negatives than positives by a long shot. The more stops the more trip overhead and time gets eaten. If you have places you have to be this gets old fast.
A dirt cheap EV for local commute, errands could make a lot of sense for a lot of people. You are 100% over the target here.
Yep, that sucks.
Well then to add insult to injury the cost of public charging is OUT OF CONTROL. Prices have skyrocketed. Charging at home is the only way it makes any sense. 95% of most peoples driving is local stuff so you just don't think about charging, but when if you need to take that road trip you are going to pay for it. Anyone who cannot charge at home should not own an EV is my personal opinion.Yep, that sucks.
Reliability Score:
A study by Frontier Group found that U.S. charging stations have an average reliability score of only 78%, meaning that roughly 22% of chargers are not operational.
Comparison to Gas Stations:
This unreliability is a stark contrast to gas stations, which are generally more reliable, according to a study by Bloomberg.com.
Buddy has Tesla and a hybred van. Says it is cheaper to drive the hybred van.
Primary reason I sold my M3 (that and I fell in love with the Tremor).
Agree, until public charging is properly regulated, wide-spread EV adoption is a distant dream. I would have never bought our MachE if we could not charge at home. It's a compelling case however, if you can charge at home with decent utility rates. We daily drive well under the range (up to ~300miles), so we are seeing significant fuel savings. And the driving experience is fantastic. I also appreciate one less vehicle to perform "normal" maintenance on....
Not surprising. With your Real World knowledge/experience with an EV, that eMPG puts a Large Dent in all the marketing & influencers claim of such high savings over our EB & Hybrid Mavericks with an EV. Granted I can see some maintenance expense saved with an EV but my understanding is they EAT the tires designed for EV use so that nulls that $ savings advantage out. My guess is a HUGE number of homes electrical service across the US as a whole would have to have expensive electrical upgrades to support charging at a decent rate beyond the common 120V outlet in most garages or outside receptacles. For my use cases, they all can stick the EV's up where the sun don't shine - especially with todays tech and charging infrastructure
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