1 in 5 electric vehicle owners in California switched back to gas because charging their cars is a hassle, research shows

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[–]Brewdabier 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (9 children)

Plugging in a plug is hassle, Let's see.

  1. Pull into a service station, 2. insert card. 3. put nozzle in fill hole. 4. start filling for about 4 minutes. 5. put gas nozzle back in pump. 6 put gas cap back on. 7. leave service station

Now the electric car: 1. pull into garage or charge parking space. 2. plug cable into car.

Yeah it is a hassle to charge a car. (sarcasm)

[–]AmbroseBierce 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

Well, when:

  1. The state has annual blackouts

  2. Adding a plug to your garage costs over $1k

  3. Most apartments won't have the option for a plug due to #2 and cheap landlords

  4. Still a major lack of infrastructure

It becomes a hassle.

[–]Brewdabier 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

So why would anyone buy an electric vehicle in the first place, do people actually buy a car without researching ?. 2.Adding a plug to your garage costs over $1k, At $500 3.Most apartments won't have the option for a plug. A [Most apartments won't have the option for a plug][The 14-30 is used for electric clothes dryers, the 14-50 is used for electric cooking ranges, and either may also be used for home charging of electric vehicles.] And lastly 1. The state has annual blackouts 4.Still a major lack of infrastructure. You must be in America, sorry.

[–]TulipPoplar 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Where are you from that a kitchen or laundry room has enough space to park and charge your car ever day?

[–]Brewdabier 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Try and think for a few seconds, if your home has electric cooking range. well hell almost every home is wired for 115 and 230 volt. Unless your home was built in 1920. My home built in 1948 has 230 V. My sons home built in 1988 has 230 V and 115 v.

[–]thefirststone 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

\3. watch your house go up in lithium flames while the fire fighters follow established procedure (which is to wait until it's out)

[–]proc0 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I suspect the hassle comes from 1) the time it takes to charge and 2) lack of charging stations which means you can't just take a road trip without some real planning.

[–]Brewdabier 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

A little tip, people are advised of the driving range before they pay a cent. Now what educated person would buy a electric car with a range of say 300 miles to take road trips, my jeep gets about 6-8 mpg and I would never use it to head over to las vegas.

[–]forgottenpasswordguy 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Seriously. It's probably only a problem for apartment rentoids.

[–]Brewdabier 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm an " apartment rentoids" living in a apartment built in 1941, the units have 115v and 220v. If I can afford this then lazy people are just Psychological projectio.