Give an example how that could happen. You mean when something in the EV breaks or what?
And while even many ICE vehicles can show where gas stations are, they are not live maps. It won't tell you that the gas station is closed for repairs, out of business or whatever.
Did all these owners make a mistake or are we not supposed to believe it because it never happened to you?
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Not all were owners, and yes, it was a comedy of errors that caused this. Not the least of which was a reporter that omitted some of the pertinent details to create a sensationalized story.
What about when our secretary of energy had to block a charging station with a vehicle to charge on a cross country trip because other stations were broken? Was that made up as well? Asking for a friend.
Yes! A big stupid mistake. And that has been well covered here.
Correct. EV tow vehicles are best suited to lower weight more aerodynamic trailers. Having said that, those kind of trailers are super common here. E camped in lots of campgrounds last summer where it was rare to see a dual axle trailer.
Well yah. Same as a gas car. If it runs out of gas it’s not the cars fault. One needs a basic skill of reading a gauge or instrumentation.
They were all Uber rentals. The other folks at the supercharger were trying to help them figure it out but at that point it was too late. Gotta RTFM. Cold weather operation is not a problem in cold weather. Generally speaking the more north you go the higher the adaption rate of EV’s. I would take an EV over a gasser in winter every time. Much more convenient.
I have no idea who they were, only that they didn't know what they were doing. As I have explained before, IMO, car rental places should not rent EVs to those who are not familiar with them. IMO, Hertz did the right thing to dump their EVs, at least until the near future when most will be familiar. And how to charge on the road is perhaps the biggest issue to learn. I have already had to help several people at charge stations who were in a rented EV, and that is why I come to that conclusion. I wonder what those do who had no such help.
Yeah, and soon it will be "plug & Charge" for all. Nothing to select, just plug in and walk away. At least after an account is all set up one time. I expect soon everybody else will copy Tesla's idea and not even have any screens on the chargers.
At some gas stations, I wish they would not accept cash.
I just hope they spread them out better than they have been. 100K new chargers in the same area as others are rather useless, in most cases.
In 2020 business's almost required a customer to use a CC so they wouldn't have to handle germ-laden money, now the pendulum has swung the other way.Well, what about those who only pay in cash?
