While true, the vast majority are not V3.
True
While true, the vast majority are not V3.
No it isn't, as in that scenario you're not using the fuelling infrastructure.
It's nothing like this. How about next time you refuel your ICE and there's a queue, you only fill up to half a tank and then move out of the way so other people can refuel quicker? I mean, do you need a full tank each time you stop?
You're still using the petrol station facilities though, and you still need to go into the shop to pay (unless you use pay @ pump), so why not do a little more shopping whilst you're there? Saves having to go to the supermarket as well.
I think you're doing something wrong if the second half of your tank takes 10 times longer to fill than the first?
I can see this becoming more of a problem, attitude wise, the more EV adoption increases - the early adopters who have gotten used to having free reign of the under utilised charging network and concocted bizarre 'etiquette rules' within their niche EV enthusiast circles will start to get aggravated with 'average joe' EV users as they increasingly find chargers being used and have to come to terms with the fact there are other people who want to use this infrastructure and want to use it to do what they need as they see fit, not in accordance with the 'etiquette'.
I think you're doing something wrong if the second half of your tank takes 10 times longer to fill than the first?
I've worked out home charging would cover 95%+ of my journeys
This petrol tech does seem super convenient it has to be said
Are EV owners really looking down on other EV owners who want to use the charging infrastructure to charge their car to 100%?! Imagine if the internal combustion engine luddites with their large fuel tanks got moaned at because they wanted to fill up all 90 litres of it at a busy petrol station. How preposterous.
This petrol tech does seem super convenient it has to be said.
cling on to a freezing handle for 4 minutes in the cold
The older chargers were split in to 4x30kW units. On your own, you'd get the full 120kW available. If somebody else joined, depending on different battery states, they might "steal" 1 or 2 of the 30kW units.No, part of the acknowledged Tesla etiquette is you don't occupy a side-by-side bay if there is a pair of bays empty because both cars charging on a side-by-side bay charge at half-speed. A single car in a side-by-side charges at full speed.
Surely it's just down to how long you're taking to refuel? Doesn't matter if one part is slower or not. If you're in the way of somebody else then you're in the way. So do you get out of the way refuelling ICE when you've got enough for your current journey?I think you're doing something wrong if the second half of your tank takes 10 times longer to fill than the first?
Obviously this varies hugely per person, but for me, public charging is about 4-5 times a year. Everything else is done at home.How often do people realistically need to charge anywhere other than at home?
Surely it's just down to how long you're taking to refuel? Doesn't matter if one part is slower or not. If you're in the way of somebody else then you're in the way. So do you get out of the way refuelling ICE when you've got enough for your current journey?
I'm not missing the point because I'm not comparing fuelling rates, just the time you're spending using the refuelling device, whatever it may be.I'm afraid you're missing the point completely
I'm not missing the point because I'm not comparing fuelling rates, just the time you're spending using the refuelling device, whatever it may be.
And I don't need educating on the best way to refuel an EV
Yes, I'm being a bit devil's advocate and pedantic, in that an ICE car doesn't actually take all that long to refuel. But you're still in the way of somebody else who wants to refuel and carry on their journey (Assuming there's a queue) so do you move out of the way when you have enough? Or do you waste THEIR time by choosing to brim your tank? And as ICE fuel is so quick and easy to come by, surely it doesn't need brimming each time
Exactly the same for an EVunless you are about to sell/crash/set fire to the car, the fuel you put in is going to get used. It doesn't matter if you use half a tank for journey A today, and half a tank for journey B tomorrow, you still need a full tank
Exactly the same for an EV
If people want to waste their time/money let them, I mean who can tell another person what to do with their time, even if you know they are wasting it. It's like arguing with an idiot though, pointless as they'll always win in their own head.