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Isn't the long charging time an issue? After a quick search, Tesla needs 30 minutes to charge to 80% with superchargers and this is good for 300 kms. Assuming 120 kmh, this means that about every 2.5 hrs, I need to take a 30 min break.

With the old system, I fuel in 2 minutes and I can travel 600 kms on it or approx 6 hrs (assuming 50 litres fuel tank and 7.5 litres per 100 km, and 120 km/h).

(I don't have a car, and I'm open minded about EVs, just honestly wondering)




They aren't as good at long distances, you have that part right. Your numbers could be debated but are close enough. Most people don't drive long distances on the regular though.

They are MUCH better for day to day if you can charge at your home. You always start the day with a full battery. I only use a supercharger on long trips. Note that I actually drive farther than most for various reasons but that route has a supercharger at a grocery store. I tend to come back at the end of the weekend and do my shopping at the same time, so in reality I don't spend any time refueling.

So total yearly time where you are actively "fueling" your vehicle in a supervised manner favors EVs for the vast majority of people.


It's an entirely different paradigm.

With an ICE, you can only fuel up at a gas station, but it is fast (not always though, queues, etc.).

With an EV you charge overnight at home, and only charge on the road as required, and it can be slow (not all that slow though, not a big problem for us). Depending on your usage and vehicle range, you may never need to charge on the road at all.

I wouldn't personally want to own an EV if we couldn't charge at home.


> With an ICE, you can only fuel up at a gas station, but it is fast (not always though, queues, etc.).

No. This is the reason many still aren’t switching to an EV. Gas cans exist, the same does not exist for an EV. You can fuel up a liquid fuel vehicle anywhere. An EV must be charged at a specific station, be it at home or some other location.


If your main usecase is using the car in the city, which it is for my family for example, then you go for months without seeing a fuel station of any sort.


I spend multiple hours a year more time pumping gas than I do waiting on my EV to charge, despite the ICE getting far fewer miles.




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