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xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas (xkcd.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that's the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.

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[+] [email protected] -6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

Unless you take road trips often having a place to charge is literally any random Outlet. You don't need a fancy dedicated fast charger if you drive less than 100 miles in a day. Think about how many hours your car is just sitting at home, it has that many hours to charge it doesn't matter if it charges in 1 and 1/2 hours or 9 hours as long as it gets charged

So even as a renter as long as you have any kind of outdoor outlet or garage you've got somewhere to charge

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm not who you replied to, but you are assuming a lot of the living situations for millions and millions of people. I live in a building built in the 40s and only have street parking. I do have a pretty damn good public transit system at my disposal, though. That's within reach for my short travel needs today.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

While circumstances are bleak, I hope public transport become much more commonplace.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

When I rented I only had street parking. In that situation an electric car is just another thing to manage. If you've got a garage to park in, sure, even with a basic 220V outlet.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

As long as you have a driveway or garage, yes. Which a lot of people (most?) don't have.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah I live in an apt with a dedicated off-street parking spot, but the lot still isn't close to any outlets.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I have an EV and charge at home. I love it. That said, I've lived in tons of rentals in college and immediately after. Not one of them would've had a practical option to charge, even on a regular outlet.