Exactly. I notice no difference in stops. On the last road trip I took, we had the required charge level before we had all finished eating and were banking increased battery % while finishing. Even if it did take longer, I take road trips a couple times a year. When I had an ICE I spent 15-20 min every week if you include travel time to fuel up. I spend 0 minutes doing so now, because my car is full every day I need it.
I get that. I feel awful anytime a charging fiasco happens with my wife in the car, since she is a lot less patient than I am. I'm ok with going for walks and checking out local stores while we wait. She prefers to just go. We were heading home after long weekend away and there was only one EA charger if we were to make it. Got there, all 4 were taken by people just shooting the shit with a line of other cars waiting. I felt miserable. When a spot finally opened up, a fight almost broke out over who got there first. Then we decided to go the Walmart nearby to use the bathroom. Horror movie experience there. If it was just me, whatever, I can take it and would still prefer to have an EV. For her though, I know it really bothered her but she was kind to me nonetheless. This was also with a Mach-E. This would have been even worse if the chargers weren't working, which thankfully all 4 were but also not an uncommon thing for EA.
Just respond with "What if all the gas pumps are taken?"
So rare, but it does happen. And when it happens you have to wait five minutes for a pump to open up.
My thinking on flipping the question back on those that ask you about chargers was because in my experience, everyone that asks that question in regard to chargers forgets that gas pumps get that busy, too. Like, it just never occurs to them.
Yeah, the current administration didn't end up rescinding the NEVI funds...thank goodness!
What if the gas station runs out of gasoline? Or if there's some disruption that makes gas prices go way up? Or if it's a holiday weekend and gas prices go up as a result.
I had no choice. I wanted to go to a Tesla SC about 20 miles away but I was too low on charge to make it. The EA site is at a mall which also has a Tesla SC station. I drove over there and saw a line of Teslas out into the parking lot. No freaking way I am going to get into that and take up two charging spaces while a line of Teslas are waiting. I returned to the EA to wait my turn. It was horrible.
This is a good argument in support of electric vehicles. I remember the gas shortage thst happened on the east coast a few years ago. My wife's vehicle was full. I needed to fill my diesel MB E320 and amazingly the gas stations had diesel. I drove up and filled.
I don’t think you’ll be disappointed with the Q8. My other car is a 2021 Audi ETron Prestige. I didn’t trade it when we lease/bought the R1S Dual Performance Max. 2 different rides. And now that it is compatible with an adapter to use Tesla NACS Superchargers it is still a mainstay in my garage unless I’m going to Wyoming or Montana.
Visit a Buc-ee’s and you’ll see it in real time.
Rivians charging was the main reason I sold mine, too slow. If the range was better it would be more acceptable, but waiting 40 minutes to go from 10-80% to be able totravel 200 miles at highway speed is not it. I understand this isnt a big deal for some, and it isnt a huge deal for a one stop trip, but for a long journey it was unacceptable to me. Charger availability and access was never an issue and still isnt with my other evs
Charging speed is way more important than range.
Yup. Never will I have a 400v car again, next car is a cayenne ev, 10-80 in 14mins, thats over 200 miles of range at 75mph.
