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Post by NOTTHOR on Feb 20, 2024 8:36:11 GMT -6
Alliant will do it if they get some grift from the government to do it. You seem jaded and cynical. Oh, sorry, Alliant will do it for the 29 cents per day of electricity they will push through the system because that totally cash flows and is a great investment of ratepayer funds.
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Post by LansingHawk on Feb 20, 2024 12:52:24 GMT -6
You seem jaded and cynical. Oh, sorry, Alliant will do it for the 29 cents per day of electricity they will push through the system because that totally cash flows and is a great investment of ratepayer funds. Just an observation, no need to be pissy.
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Post by Logan Roy’s Bastard Son on Feb 27, 2024 18:19:37 GMT -6
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Post by Logan Roy’s Bastard Son on Feb 27, 2024 18:20:57 GMT -6
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Post by Presidential Immunity Cock on Feb 27, 2024 22:00:13 GMT -6
Still love my electric car. Took it on a road trip to Minneapolis at the end of January and it was great. Charging was fast and simple at every stop.
Also, Fuck Elon Musk, because he's a giant cunt.
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Post by socal on Feb 28, 2024 6:09:40 GMT -6
Still love my electric car. Took it on a road trip to Minneapolis at the end of January and it was great. Charging was fast and simple at every stop. Also, Fuck Elon Musk, because he's a giant cunt. Still paranoid about making the trip from IC to St. Paul, but looked up charging stations along the way & watched a video another EV6 owner made of the time it took to charge from 0% to 100%. 0-50% in 12 min, 0-80% in 35 min, 90% in 48, 100% in 59. Dude was in 80 degree temps though, so he had a temperature pause as it went above the safe level for 7 min - then the charger stopped for some reason. With 310 miles of range I think we'll try it the trip this spring.
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Post by Presidential Immunity Cock on Feb 28, 2024 10:54:48 GMT -6
Still love my electric car. Took it on a road trip to Minneapolis at the end of January and it was great. Charging was fast and simple at every stop. Also, Fuck Elon Musk, because he's a giant cunt. Still paranoid about making the trip from IC to St. Paul, but looked up charging stations along the way & watched a video another EV6 owner made of the time it took to charge from 0% to 100%. 0-50% in 12 min, 0-80% in 35 min, 90% in 48, 100% in 59. Dude was in 80 degree temps though, so he had a temperature pause as it went above the safe level for 7 min - then the charger stopped for some reason. With 310 miles of range I think we'll try it the trip this spring. Iowa, for the most part has better DCFC stations than Missouri. I have an EV6 and when I stopped in DSM to charge up, in upper 30's I was hitting 245Kw for a huge part of my charge time. Pre-Conditioning the battery makes a huge difference. I stopped 3 times on the way to MSP, only because Northern Missouri has shit for chargers on I-35 and with the temps and speed I was going it would be some white knuckles making it to DSM in one shot or going way too slow for my tastes. Spent about 24 minutes at the EA charger in DSM going from 12% to 85%. Then arrived at the EA in Albert Lea with 4% left and charged for about 12 minutes to bump me up to 70% and made it to MSP with around 30% left and plugged in at the hotel to charge it up. On the way back I stopped in Mason City and used a slow charger at City Hall to bump me up to ~90% for my return trip the next day. Oh, and I have an AWD EV6.
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Post by A boy named Sioux on Mar 2, 2024 6:57:56 GMT -6
So I happen to be in the UK at the moment. My rental car is a plug in hybrid. When I picked it up, the battery was at 2% charge. In a week of driving it, I have never gotten it above 3%. The rental place did not supply me with the cord to charge it, so I have the worst of all worlds. A car with a tiny under powered petrol engine, a giant heavy battery and a minuscule gas tank. I wont be renting another one.
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Post by socal on Mar 2, 2024 8:58:12 GMT -6
So I happen to be in the UK at the moment. My rental car is a plug in hybrid. When I picked it up, the battery was at 2% charge. In a week of driving it, I have never gotten it above 3%. The rental place did not supply me with the cord to charge it, so I have the worst of all worlds. A car with a tiny under powered petrol engine, a giant heavy battery and a minuscule gas tank. I wont be renting another one. The cords are usually at the charging stations.
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Post by Ginger on Mar 2, 2024 12:56:10 GMT -6
How long does it take to charge an electric?
New business idea. Coffee/snack place with charging stations. Place to sit for a bit.
Kwick charge Plug n poop (you know for the bathrooms) Plug n grind Charge a Latte. My fav
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Post by socal on Mar 2, 2024 13:58:29 GMT -6
How long does it take to charge an electric? New business idea. Coffee/snack place with charging stations. Place to sit for a bit. Kwick charge Plug n poop (you know for the bathrooms) Plug n grind Charge a Latte. My fav Depends on the car & charger. My level 2 charger with a basic J1772 plug at home will fully charge my full electric car from 0-100% in 7ish hours, the Plug-in hybrid in 2ish hours. The CCS plugs can charge in the full electric in around an hour (plug-in hybrid doesn't have CCS plug type). Tesla/'Superchargers' can do 0-100 in around 40ish minutes. You can use a 110 adapter and it will take around 18ish hours. Again, you never really need to fully charge and there are differences with temps, power sources for the chargers, etc. But these are general (as I understand them). Most auto-makers agreed to the Tesla standard and if not already- will be allowed to use those chargers within a year. Newer cars will pretty much be aligned in charging capabilities and plug types. My new car has CCS capability and there will be a simple adapter available when my brand gets to use the Tesla chargers.
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Post by LansingHawk on Mar 2, 2024 15:29:58 GMT -6
How long does it take to charge an electric? New business idea. Coffee/snack place with charging stations. Place to sit for a bit. Kwick charge Plug n poop (you know for the bathrooms) Plug n grind Charge a Latte. My fav I like Plug n Poop. You should probably get that trademarked.
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Post by A boy named Sioux on Mar 3, 2024 6:11:42 GMT -6
So I happen to be in the UK at the moment. My rental car is a plug in hybrid. When I picked it up, the battery was at 2% charge. In a week of driving it, I have never gotten it above 3%. The rental place did not supply me with the cord to charge it, so I have the worst of all worlds. A car with a tiny under powered petrol engine, a giant heavy battery and a minuscule gas tank. I wont be renting another one. The cords are usually at the charging stations. Not the case with the stations at the plant I am working at, and there are no stations at the hotel.
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Post by A boy named Sioux on Mar 3, 2024 6:12:55 GMT -6
How long does it take to charge an electric? New business idea. Coffee/snack place with charging stations. Place to sit for a bit. Kwick charge Plug n poop (you know for the bathrooms) Plug n grind Charge a Latte. My fav The dash display on mine says it would need 6.5 hours to full charge.
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Post by thunderhawk on Mar 3, 2024 8:37:37 GMT -6
I don’t know if this current EV is the ultimate solution. Kind of doubt it.
What I do know is that the End Of Oil is coming within most of our lifetimes and most people are living in abject denial of that fact.
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Post by LansingHawk on Mar 3, 2024 9:44:49 GMT -6
I don’t know if this current EV is the ultimate solution. Kind of doubt it. What I do know is that the End Of Oil is coming within most of our lifetimes and most people are living in abject denial of that fact. I figure the VW I just bought will probably be the last ICE car I buy. I just hope in 6 or 7 years they have the EV' a litlle more figured out (IE: battery charge mileage, cost of replacement batteries, etc).
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Post by Presidential Immunity Cock on Mar 4, 2024 23:52:42 GMT -6
How long does it take to charge an electric? New business idea. Coffee/snack place with charging stations. Place to sit for a bit. Kwick charge Plug n poop (you know for the bathrooms) Plug n grind Charge a Latte. My fav Charging at home it depends how low I let my charge go. I usually charge it when it gets around 20-30% battery left and bump it up to 80% usually. That will take about 4ish hours. When I'm on a road trip I try to plan out my trip and use 350kw chargers. The fastest speeds my car "should" get is around 235. I can usually hit up to 245kw and more times than not I'm at or near 240kw. That has taken me from 8% to 95% in 35 minutes. How far I charge it depends on how far away my next planned charging stop is. If I can get by only going to 80% that would take me less than 20 minutes if I'm below 20% and have a fast charger. That's long enough to plug it in, run into a store, piss, grab a snack and by the time I'm back to the car I'm ready to roll. I'd prefer a location that is more like a gas station instead of a Wal Mart parking lot in a sketchy neighborhood. The new Electrify America flagship station in San Fran would be amazing to have duplicated elsewhere. I'd love Interstate rest stops to have chargers too just for the ease of getting off the highway. If I know I'm going to be somewhere for an hour a 50KW station would take me up to near full in that time.
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Post by Presidential Immunity Cock on Mar 4, 2024 23:55:27 GMT -6
I don’t know if this current EV is the ultimate solution. Kind of doubt it. What I do know is that the End Of Oil is coming within most of our lifetimes and most people are living in abject denial of that fact. I figure the VW I just bought will probably be the last ICE car I buy. I just hope in 6 or 7 years they have the EV' a litlle more figured out (IE: battery charge mileage, cost of replacement batteries, etc). Honestly, the wear and tear on these cars is so much lower than that on a gas car. Most of these batteries will easily get 300+k miles before someone would consider replacing it. I won't have this car by the time it gets anywhere near that high. EVs today are very good and I know they'll be even better in a few years. The only thing is waiting for more charging stations to pop up in more areas. It's getting better, but still a ways to go.
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Post by LansingHawk on Mar 5, 2024 8:17:46 GMT -6
So if I had an EV and needed to make a 600 mile trip, how many hours do I need to add for charging to the total trip time?
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Post by socal on Mar 5, 2024 9:31:56 GMT -6
So if I had an EV and needed to make a 600 mile trip, how many hours do I need to add for charging to the total trip time? It depends. Are you used to taking 8 hr driving stints? Will you be peeing/shitting into bottles/buckets? Will you be stopping to get food/drinks? Assuming you stop sometime, plan on an hour worth of charging at a fast charger. If you planned poorly and are stuck in BFE with low level chargers, a few additional hours. If you are already stopped at a high-level charge spot to- use the restroom/eat/drink/rest - wait time will be negligible.
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Post by A boy named Sioux on Mar 5, 2024 10:32:30 GMT -6
I often make 5 to 8 hours trips that terminate directly in the middle of nowhere. I am not about to make such a trip in any currently available EV.
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Post by Ginger on Mar 5, 2024 10:32:37 GMT -6
So if I had an EV and needed to make a 600 mile trip, how many hours do I need to add for charging to the total trip time? It depends. Are you used to taking 8 hr driving stints? Will you be peeing/shitting into bottles/buckets? Will you be stopping to get food/drinks? Assuming you stop sometime, plan on an hour worth of charging at a fast charger. If you planned poorly and are stuck in BFE with low level chargers, a few additional hours. If you are already stopped at a high-level charge spot to- use the restroom/eat/drink/rest - wait time will be negligible. For now I like my hybrid.
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Post by Presidential Immunity Cock on Mar 5, 2024 11:03:31 GMT -6
So if I had an EV and needed to make a 600 mile trip, how many hours do I need to add for charging to the total trip time? I'd probably do 4 stops on that trip, about 15-20 minutes each stop granted that I'm getting decent charging speeds. So that would add about a hour total. During that hour you can piss, take a walk and stretch. Get some food and go. In an ICE car you'd probably need to stop one time depending on range and MPG of the car. You'd likely spend a solid 20 minutes to piss, get food, and go. Of course that includes the time that you'd be at the pump as you can't really just plug and go like an electric car. I've done 3 ~500 mile road trips in my EV so far. Usually stop 3 times on that trip to get to my destination. That's also me not slowing down to 60-65mph to increase my range. That is me going 70-80 depending on speed limits.
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Post by Presidential Immunity Cock on Mar 5, 2024 11:05:42 GMT -6
I often make 5 to 8 hours trips that terminate directly in the middle of nowhere. I am not about to make such a trip in any currently available EV. Depending on how far into the middle of nowhere, they may actually have decent speed chargers. Or at a hotel in that area may have slow chargers that you can use while you sleep and wake up to a full battery.
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Post by thunderhawk on Mar 5, 2024 14:23:27 GMT -6
There are three major issues with EVs which must be solved for EV acceptance:
Range Anxiety Recharge Time Recharge Infrastructure
Again, oil will be gone sooner than we think. Most people are living in denial about this. It's not that far off. Even if you hate everything "green" with the fire of a million suns, that changes not the finite supply of oil. So something is going to have to replace the current ICE model.
It's just fucking math.
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