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Yeah exactly. We have a very large and robust electrical grid, with amazing geographical coverage.


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Is recharging on 110 even a thing? Even on a 50A RV socket you are talking 12hr recharge.

12 hours to recharge is still faster than "not at all" with an ICE. You don't need to charge EVs to 100%, just get enough to reliably get to the nearest fast charger on the way back.

The rule of thumb is: if you can run an electric kettle, you can charge an EV.

If there really are people who are actually driving to places with no electricity that are over 200km from a charger, then they can stick to ICEs for a while.


There are a lot of people in rural America with long distance, high towing capacity needs that won't be able to use EVs (or afford a new vehicle at all) for a long time.

The F-150 Lightning has a 300 mile EPA range, with a 1000 pound load.

If that's not enough and stopping for a 15 minute charge every 290 miles is not an option, then you really need an ICE :)


It doesn't work like that. 1000lbs is not a very large payload and you will not get 290 miles of range from 15 minutes at a quick charger. Even a Tesla supercharger (level 3) only gives you 170 miles~ after 30 minutes, and that's on a smaller vehicle with a smaller battery.

Not yet, not now. CCS maxes out at 350kw. Add 2-4 of charge ports for larger vehicle and you get 350kwh in 15 minutes.

Minimum charge speed on my EV is 8A on 120V. And, I'm frequently using it on 120V, because my wife is normally hogging the 240V charger.

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