I Rented an Electric Car for a Four-Day Road Trip. I Spent More Time Charging It Than I Did Sleeping. (WSJ opinion)

[OfTheCross]

It's not worth it. Hybrid is the way to go for now...

I Rented an Electric Car for a Four-Day Road Trip. I Spent More Time Charging It Than I Did Sleeping.

Our writer drove from New Orleans to Chicago and back to test the feasibility of taking a road trip in an EV. She wouldn’t soon do it again.

www.wsj.com

Over four days, we spent $175 on charging. We estimated the equivalent cost for gas in a Kia Forte would have been $275, based on the AAA average national gas price for May 19. That $100 savings cost us many hours in waiting time.

But that’s not the whole story.

BY THE NUMBERS​

Our reporter’s four-day, three-night EV road trip included many charging stops, little sleep—and less junk food than you might expect

• Miles driven: 2,013
• Number of charges: 14
• Total charging cost: $175
• Hours spent waiting to charge: 18
• Hours of sleep: 16
• Calories of junk food consumed (estimated): 1,465
• Giant chicken statues passed: 1

 

[OfTheCross]

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Well luckily most people spend their time commuting and running local errands which is more than doable in an EV. For that one time in every 11 years you want to drive across this country, maybe gas is faster (EV still costs less)

 

[hashmander]

i'll keep this in mind for the off chance in the next decade or two i might want to see the country. i drove enough from los angeles to connecticut when i was in college to last a lifetime.

 

[killacal]

Who the fukk drives cross country we ain't truckers this is a oil company hit piece on electric cars

 

[GoldenGlove]

No shyt

 

[wire28]

Damn. Lemme stick to killin the earth with my gas guzzling hummer then

 

[Scholar]

Should have been on the super charger network

 

[Payday23]

What did they rent a Nissan leaf?

 

[Wepa Man]

I had to wait at WAWA gas station for one and half hour in a goddam gas station

 

[Geek Nasty]

A shytty EV will do 200mi on a charge. The latest EVs can get up to 80% charge in 15 minutes.

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

It's not worth it. Hybrid is the way to go for now...

I Rented an Electric Car for a Four-Day Road Trip. I Spent More Time Charging It Than I Did Sleeping.

Our writer drove from New Orleans to Chicago and back to test the feasibility of taking a road trip in an EV. She wouldn’t soon do it again.

www.wsj.com

Over four days, we spent $175 on charging. We estimated the equivalent cost for gas in a Kia Forte would have been $275, based on the AAA average national gas price for May 19. That $100 savings cost us many hours in waiting time.

But that’s not the whole story.

BY THE NUMBERS​

Our reporter’s four-day, three-night EV road trip included many charging stops, little sleep—and less junk food than you might expect

• Miles driven: 2,013
• Number of charges: 14
• Total charging cost: $175
• Hours spent waiting to charge: 18
• Hours of sleep: 16
• Calories of junk food consumed (estimated): 1,465
• Giant chicken statues passed: 1

He rented a fukkin Kia Forte.. he already lost… Deslite all the issues with Tesla it is the only EV that’s effective in doing legit road trips where you can fast charge in 20-25 mins from 10% to 80%

 

[mastermind]

A shytty EV will do 200mi on a charge. The latest EVs can get up to 80% charge in 15 minutes.

The fast charge stations. Most 240V EVs still take a lot of time.

 

[the cac mamba]

i'm not really sure what the debate still is

if you own a home, and your own plug in charger, then an EV makes sense if you want one, if you don't, then it doesn't

but it's clear that the transition should happen organically. don't force these fukkin things on people. the coal-powered power grid can't support it anyway