Charging Stations Are An Issue In Many Cities

[ezjob]

I'm really wanting a Slate truck but after having a Tesla Model Y with the long range I'm worried about paying this much for an EV just to use locally.

I rode around all day one day in the Tesla and decided to go to Tupelo and shop there. Before I got to Tupelo I was worried about the battery dying.

I made it to the Chevy dealership which had a charging station but the plug didn't fit my Tesla. My adapter didn't fit either. Then I had to go all the way across town to the mall and charge. This was several miles away.

I honestly thought I wasn't going to make it to the charging station. I loved the car but sold it because I didn't want to be stranded and have to pay for a tow.

Charging stations need to be at GAS STATIONS so we can charge vehicles without having to drive 30 miles to the nearest charger.

Is there a movement to get EV charging stations scattered across all cities instead of just ONE place in town that's out of the way?

This is one reason many people won't buy an EV. I know you can charge at home and I did but sometimes when you are out driving from town to town you lose track of the battery range and then it's time to worry wondering if I'll make it to the charging station. Which, in my case is miles away.

 

[adele]

So you had a long range Tesla Model Y, which is somewhere around 300 miles of range. You say you charged at home, you "rode around all day" and the battery was dying? How do you burn 300 miles just driving around in a typical day? You'd basically have to do nothing but drive all day and only stop for meals.

 

[ezjob]

Have you ever had an EV?
Special conditions have to be met to get the max range. You have to drive slow and no hills. Mine wasn’t quite 300 miles.
Any way, you might get the max range if you are going downhill all the way and stay around 55mph.
You’ll find out when you get one.

 

[adele]

No, I've never had an EV. Ideally I don't want to "find out when I get one", lol. What percent of the max range do you typically get?

 

[sodamo]

Kinda sounds like driver education a contributing factor.
i remember 1 time running out of gas in sight of a station. Wife assured me it was totally my fault.

 

[stEVe]

My EV automatically lets me know when it’s time to find a charging station on a long trip, and it usually gives me several options. Range anxiety is real for some people, but between the car’s navigation system and the many phone apps available, finding a charging station, even in the middle of nowhere, is a lot easier than people think.

 

[jonboy108]

I have a Tesla Y range originally rated at approximately 300 miles. Don't remember the exact specs. Regularly get 250 miles per fill up but I don't let it get super low hardly ever. So many superchargers are at places like Sheetz or Wawa or Buc-ee's . Driving cross country has never been a big problem. Often go between Cleveland and Fort Myers. Run around in the hinterlands of North Carolina. Yes, you have to plan ahead. There are s ok me remote areas that are sparse. (Bellefountaine Ohio I'm looking at you) But would not hesitate to get another ev. Like a Slate.

 

[Tom Sawyer]

Have you ever had an EV?

I'm surprised you are posing this as a problem as Tesla has made it easy for the driver to manage charging stops. The Tesla Model Y will tell the driver where the charging stations are.

Anyway, let us know if you need some charging tips. There's lots of friendly, helpful folks here.

 

[Letas]

I'm surprised you are posing this as a problem as Tesla has made it easy for the driver to manage charging stops. The Tesla Model Y will tell the driver where the charging stations are.

Anyway, let us know if you need some charging tips. There's lots of friendly, helpful folks here.

Worth mentioning that the Slate will very likely NOT make it as easy. Yes, there are great apps like ABRP, but I would not expect as seamless of integration as Tesla.

 

[2thlesswithta2s]

It's easy to do a little advanced planning for a long trip.
https://supercharge.info/map

 

[ezjob]

Worth mentioning that the Slate will very likely NOT make it as easy. Yes, there are great apps like ABRP, but I would not expect as seamless of integration as Tesla.

Right! Tesla does tell you where the charging stations are but where I live they are 45 miles or more apart. Then if you are running around busy trying to wait as long as you can, trying not to go out of your way more than once, you finally get there on a dead battery.


I love the EV's. But the reality is, At least where I live, The chargers are too few. Can I make it just charging at home. Yes, I can. But I would be much happier if I could stop at any gas station on the main roads and charge up. For now, that is not possible. I have to go out of my way to charge up just to make it home or where I need to go.

When you only have 1 charging spot, it is very time consuming going several miles out of your way and then having to back track to the house (after waiting to charge the ev).

 

[Tom Sawyer]

Sure, charging isn't as convenient as filling up a tank with petroleum products. I'm not sure that's Slate's problem to solve (or blame for) though. Isn't that more of an open market kind of thing?

 

[Luxrage]

One good thing that should at least alleviate one problem is that the "Tesla Plug" North American Charging Standard should be going into effect on all new cars from here on out, so hopefully everything will be on the same plug standard, or at least be retrofitted to have one. They should bundle the Slate with a CCS adapter or at least offer on in their store when the trucks go on sale.

 

[ezjob]

Kinda sounds like driver education a contributing factor.
i remember 1 time running out of gas in sight of a station. Wife assured me it was totally my fault.

Well, I've never run out of gas.
I've had plenty of gas stations to choose from.
Big difference between gas and EV charging stations. I didn't run out of battery either.

I did get pretty nervous when the battery percentage was down to 6% though.

You'll get educated when you get an EV.

Keep the charge above 20% and below 80%.

Only do this if you want to make your high priced EV battery to last for many years with the least amount of degradation.

 

[Tom Sawyer]

Well, I've never run out of gas.
I've had plenty of gas stations to choose from.
Big difference between gas and EV charging stations. I didn't run out of battery either.

I did get pretty nervous when the battery percentage was down to 6% though.

You'll get educated when you get an EV.

Keep the charge above 20% and below 80%.

Only do this if you want to make your high priced EV battery to last for many years with the least amount of degradation.

You are not wrong in that it is best to keep the battery state of charge close to 50% to reduce chemical aging. But in your situation, you didn't allow the battery to stay at that low state of charge for long before recharging.

The battery was built with a certain capacity. For long trips, it's okay to use that capacity.

I don't see a big problem with how you managed your situation. You ought to reconsider your position on electric vehicles & charging because it appears you misunderstand the situation.