RE:library EV charging stationsHow's your EV doing?
Bryan xxxxxr from PQ Wrote this Regarding Electric Vehicle
Exactly one year after purchasing the electric Mustang Mach-E, I'd like to
share my thoughts, pros and cons of driving an all electric car.
Pros:
1. Driving is like nothing I've experienced! The acceleration and power is
so smooth and luxurious. What a ride!
2. Don't have to buy gas.
3. Low maintenance!!! No oil changes! Fewer moving parts equals less parts
breaking down.
4. City driving is amazing! The car battery excels in slow, stop and go
conditions.
Cons:
1. Winter driving is very stressful. The battery drains very quickly in the
cold. Heating your cabin in extremely cold temperatures is sometimes
impossible! At minus 35 degrees Celsius, your windshield will freeze over as
NO HEAT will be provided! That's right...only cold air in very cold climate!
3. Charging your car takes much longer in the winter. Traveling to Ottawa
once, it took 90 minutes to charge my car from 20% to 80% at a level 3
Charging spot.
4. The anger and frustration when you pull up to a fast charger off the
highway and it is "out of order" is out of this world! It happens too often!
5. Everywhere you travel to, extensive careful planning is needed because
fast chargers (level 3) are not easy to find in working order.
6. Highway driving drains your battery very fast at speeds greater than
100kms per hour.
In Summary:
1. My Mustang Mach-E is not a practical car for my job. I put 30,000kms in
one year. If we have a colder Winter next year I'll be miserable!
2. The infrastructure is a joke for non- tesla cars. I cannot imagine
doubling the electric cars on the road with the current available fast
chargers. The wait lines and times to charge will increase arrival times on
long trips by many hours!
3. Electric cars are not very efficient on the highway if you like to drive
fast.
In my opinion, a plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) car would be ideal. PHEV cars can
drive electric in the city, saving you on gas. Then choose gas to drive
efficiently on the highway. Win-win!
I sold my Mustang Mach-E and I am on a waiting list to buy a PHEV. It was a
fun ride while it lasted but very impractical for my line of work. Our cold
Quebec winters and the very poor infrastructure adds to my obvious decision.
Our governments want to put a holt on the production of internal combustion
engines by 2035. Good luck with that! The current infrastructure is a joke.
I do not have any faith it can be improved to meet the future demand.