prizrak
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Something occurred to me the other day, all EV manufacturers seem to concentrate on range likely because it’s an easy enough goal to achieve and market but I think that’s wrong. I think that they should really work on charging speeds instead. If you think about it, something like my Mustang (or the Xterra for that matter) has shit range but it doesn’t really matter because it takes all of 5 minutes to refuel.
Also if charging times are brought down to say 10 mins it opens up more of a market. There are plenty of people who drive short enough distances but have nowhere to charge. I’m one such example (along with a good chunk of apartment dwellers in general). Aside from some longer family drives on weekends, I doubt I cover a 100 miles in a week even if we combine distance driven for both cars. Stuff just isn’t that far apart here and my work commute is either via mass transit or via internet.
Also if charging times are brought down to say 10 mins it opens up more of a market. There are plenty of people who drive short enough distances but have nowhere to charge. I’m one such example (along with a good chunk of apartment dwellers in general). Aside from some longer family drives on weekends, I doubt I cover a 100 miles in a week even if we combine distance driven for both cars. Stuff just isn’t that far apart here and my work commute is either via mass transit or via internet.