There’s so much distain for EVs these days. I don’t get it. There’s honestly a place for both in the world. But I keep hearing so much misinformation too.
For instance “EVs take too long to charge. I just want to pull up, pump gas, and go”. So let’s look at this for a minute. The average American fuels up once a week and takes 7 minutes to pull up, fuel, pay, and go. They also take about 1 or 2 long trips a year requiring fueling up en route. Let’s compare the two…
Gas
7 minutes X 52 weeks x 5 years is 30 hours pumping gas. You always have to stop to pump gas - even if you take no long trips. And if you stop to eat or shop you have to do that after pumping gas - that adds to the time.
EV
Almost all refueling happens at home. Zero time inconvenienced - well I guess a few seconds to plug in. Wake every morning with a full tank. With 330 miles of range for the 1 to 2 long trips you have to stop for 20 minutes every 3.5 to 4 hours of driving to fast charge. But I’d probably be stopping after that much time anyway for food, restroom, stretch, etc. So 20 minutes X 2x a year X 5 years = 3.5 hours. Even if your trip was much longer requiring more stops your fueling time is probably shorter. And you can charge while you eat or shop.
Reality: It takes 5-10x longer to refuel driving a gas car than an EV.