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The future of EV charging looks a lot like an airport lounge (www.detroitnews.com)
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Charging an electric vehicle in the future increasingly looks like an experience somewhere between a truck stop and an airport lounge.

Most public chargers sit in parking lots, often three or four machines along the side of a hotel or grocery store. Drivers are exposed to the elements and, unless they need to go shopping, are basically stuck hanging out in their cars while filling their batteries.

But charging companies and automakers increasingly see a need for stations with amenities: restaurants, good bathrooms, comfortable furniture, and canopies that shield from the rain, snow and sun. After all, even the fastest chargers need a half-hour to top off your car so you’d better enjoy the stay. The additional convenience could entice would-be EV drivers to take the plunge, adding fuel to the electric transition.

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[–] rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

OK well in this mode you’d spend 17 more minutes and save thousands of dollars in fuel costs?

[–] Takumidesh@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I guess I missed the part where the discussion was on fuel costs.

[–] rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The discussion is about the ownership experience. You clearly don’t own an ev but have lots of thoughts about how inconvenient it would be to stop an extra 15 minutes a few times a year. You’ve gotta balance that against the massive benefits an ev provides, one of which is a massively lower cost of ownership vs the n times a year you find yourself road tripping, which for most people isn’t really that often

[–] Takumidesh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I actually spent a lot of time weighing the benefits of buying an EV, as I used to have a 50 mile one way commute.

I opted to get a different job instead.

Again, the discussion is not about the ownership experience, it's specifically about charging the cars. Also, my point is that you don't road trip often and so, you aren't typically spending 20 minutes at a gas station. I think you are just projecting an anti-EV stance onto me for some reason.

[–] rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago

So am I allowed to say how the consideration of how an EV would have fit in with your 50 mile commute is irrelevant to the discussion since we are apparently only focused on the 3 minute gas break you currently enjoy?