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| Another EV Road Trip Goes Badly - This is becoming predictable. |
| 2023-05-09 |
| [Auto Wire] A pair of YouTubers, Roman Mica and Nathan Adlen of the channel TFLEV, recently uploaded a video of their experience driving from California to Florida in an EV. The pair decided to use a Hyundai IONIQ 5 to do a Cannonball-style run, although they weren’t breaking speed limits. Instead, they wanted to see how quickly they could make such a journey, clocking in at 46 hours and 46 minutes. Learn why charging electric cars in public can be tricky here. The trip was done to raise money for a children’s charity, but it also helped expose how difficult it is to drive long distances in many parts of the country using an EV. Among the many challenges was rural areas not having many chargers available, fast chargers not working, and balancing speed plus onboard amenities with the need to preserve battery power. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 Uniparty sees this as a success. Full steam ahead! ..."steam", yeah we may be allowed that eventually. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2023-05-09 15:01 |
| #5 The tabletop game Car Wars was not supposed to be a goal. What we've done locally is stretch a wire from the tallest building, a clock tower on top of City Hall, and they can charge off of that wire, so long as they are in contact when the tower is struck by lightning. An EV race would look something like a three day grand prix with a total of 50 laps. Charging station would have a pit crew of some 6 stationary bikes, bunch of Lance Armstrong dudes trying to re-charge their Formula Amp carriage. Winner gets a Bud Light facial. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-05-09 13:46 |
| #4 ^ The flaming wrecks will be spectacular |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-05-09 13:32 |
| #3 Can't wait for NASCAR to switch to EV's! |
| Posted by: Raj 2023-05-09 13:24 |
| #2 Ever seen a "Last gas for next 150 miles" sign, kids? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-05-09 13:22 |
| #1 "rural areas not having many chargers available" Yeah, the public should cater to their boutique vehicles, even though no one in the 'great middle' sees any reason to build a whole new infrastructure system. "If you build it, they will come." How about we don't build it, and you just stay home? It's a win-win. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2023-05-09 13:11 |