Kolek planning to go pro
We do it all the time with lawnmowers, snowblowers, drills, etc. When we had this converation 5-6 years ago, I said the future of EV's was a battery back that would be on a charger at the Shell/Marathon/BP/Speedway. Pop out your suitcase sized battery back, put it on the charger for the next guy, grab a charged one off of their rack, pay them $20 and go drive for another 250 miles. Technology has evolved in a different direction, so that prediction may not pan out. Now I see the battery technology evolving to the point that 500 miles (in warm weather) is the norm. And recharge for another 500 miles is 30 minutes on a high speed charger. But that is 10-15 years out.
My old car had the battery in a side compartment in the truck. I replaced it fairly easily and I'm not a gearhead and it wasn't some dangerous high voltage endeavor. And that was just a standard old school car battery. Swappable batteries are the future and they will be handled by civilians, not sure why that is such an absurd thought, other than mocking the poster for previous claims.
1) Yes and I see where we are versus where we've been and am generally pleased.2) Wrong. I sat there in my Tesla Y while the damn thing charged up to 98 percent. I'll admit it was a cold night in Chicago, but that's real world. It also was pretty new!
Anyone go hybrid ? I could see myself using gas for longer trips and flipping over to electric for driving around the hood/running errands.
I have an electric leaf blower. I love it. It works as good as gas, it's lighter and it's incredibly quiet for a leaf blower. The only negative is the charge only lasts 30 minutes which is enough to clean up after I finish mowing. I do need a backup battery.
I have an electric mower, blower, string trimmer and hedge trimmer. The only issue I have is that I went cheap on the back up battery for the mower so sometimes it runs out when I am maddeningly close to being complete. But I trim, clean up, and by the time that's done the battery is charged up enough.
Cool story, comrade
Hey at least I have two gas guzzling automobiles to make up for it.
Electric oven and bbq?
EVs are currently a "new" technology. So early in their infancy that there are MANY pitfalls to owning/using one. Especially when it comes to road trips.Unless you're the type to dive deeply into something, I would tell anyone to hold off on a purchase until more established.
Brother Dgies, I am not trying to turn this into a scoop argument. I want people to talk about their experience and about their needs. For me, I think the questions, range issues, cold issues, charging issues are still too much for me the trigger on this generation of EV's. I can definitely see a hybrid, however. But I want guys to keep sharing. Without anger or vitriol. Because, eventually, EV's are going to be the norm.