(12-01-2021, 05:26 AM)captivating Wrote:

(11-30-2021, 06:11 PM)HURRICANE!!! Wrote: I drive to Pittsburgh quite often so tell me if I'm missing something here:

Distance - 800 miles through the mountains of WV. 

GAS VEHICLE -
Total gas cost = $95 each way assuming 25 mpg and $3/gallon. 
Travel time = 13 hours (quick gas and pee stops only)

ELECTRIC VEHICLE -
Total electric cost = $32 based on 4 cents per mile. 
Travel Time = 43 hours which represents 13 hours driving + (10 hours x 3 additional charges)  Note:  this is based on an electric vehicle getting 250 miles per charge and taking 10 hours to charge.  Also, the vehicle is going to get less distance going through the mountains of WV so I'm assuming I'll need to charge the car at mile 250, 500, and 700 to get to my total of 800 miles.

WHAT THE HECK !!!  If I drove a Tesla to Pittsburgh, would it really take me 43 hours to get there, factoring the charging time?  Am I missing something????

Flip the script and think about what would happen if EV were the norm as the internal combustion engine was just invented and you were told

"Rather than 43 hours to drive 800 miles, you can buy a vehicle that covers the same distance in 13 hours.  All you need to do is stop a few times and spend 5 minutes filling the tank with a magical liquid called gas.  Fill up and you're back on the road.

People would swarm to buy one.