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- xkcd@lemmy.world
cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/17620489
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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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Not mention of the near 10x price difference in cost per mile?
Assume 3 miles per kWh
kWh = 7.5p night rate (Octopus EV night rate)
EV Cost per mile = 7.5p/3 = 2.5p per mile
Assume 30 mpg
Assume £1.50 per litre
There is 4.54609 litres per gallon.
So 4.54609 * £1.50 = £6.82 per gallon.
ICE Cost per mile = 682p/30 = 23p per mile
20 👏 minute 👏 refueling 👏 under 👏 optimal 👏 conditions.
Jesus tap dancing christ.
10 second refueling for my EV. I just plug it in when I get home and it’s full when I get up in the morning. I don’t have to go stop at a gas station at random times when I realize the tank is almost empty. And 250+ miles is far more than I ever drive on an average day, so that overnight charge is more than enough.
When I do occasionally drive further I’m more than happy to take a 20 minute driving break while fast charging in order to hit a bathroom, grab a bite to eat, etc.
1 trip a year taking an extra hour is not going to happen for most families, much less my personal travel. You are deluding yourself thinking most people are okay with spending 20 minutes at a charger (assuming there’s no wait). You can’t handwave it away.
I took a 6 hour trip with my mom, sis and her kids halfway across the country to hit the beaches earlier this month.
I have a diesel car, I could have done the trip both way without stopping at a gas station. I still stopped 20 minutes both ways for a coffee and snacks and stretching my legs.
The charge time is an absolute non issue.
Yet, people still say it’s a barrier to buying an EV. They must be making it up.
