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[-] darganon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Wild opinions from gas fans there.

"I'll only buy a truck when I can drive it 600 miles without stopping, I don't care how long my wife and kids cry, I'm not stopping"

It's simply money. The model 3 and Y are great, but the Taycan is extremely expensive for the utility.

[-] lostferret@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

This is so true. But also range is a big issue. Charging takes 6-8 hours at home and on most chargers available. Charging faster is bad for the battery. Topping up is bad for the battery.

So I've got to make SURE i know how far im traveling today and tomorrow so i can keep charged. I need to make sure i can spend enough time at a charging site.

EVs are still limited by thier range, though it is improving. Once they hit about 400 REAL LIFE mi for a 30k car, it'll be much better. EVs say 300 mi range.
But you shouldnt take it below 10%, shouldnt charge above 85%. So that's 25% gone.
Now 225 mi range. We're gonna be running that air conditioning, that'll knock efficiently by, conservatively, 5%.
Now 215 mi. The weather is often cold in the upper 50% of the US. This drops battery by another 15% in my experience.
Now 183mi. We're not driving on flat land, nor are we driving perfectly efficiently. Lets be generous and say that probably knocks off 5% from the total possible range determined by driving on a track.
Now 168 miles. Lastly, we have degradation. Usually 2-5% per year, at best, then slowing. So after 2 years we'll say we lose 7% of the total capacity (assuming we're practicing BEST battery charging practices).
148 mi.

So a "300 mile" car can, under real world conditions and assuming you keep your car for kore than 2 years, healthily get about 150 miles before you should recharge it (but not right away and not drive right after because that's bad for battery health).

We're getting there, but there's a ways to go.

It's gonna take some improvement, bit we're on the right track.

this post was submitted on 14 Jul 2023
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