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Yet another reason that people don't want to buy EV's. It takes 5 minutes to fill up a gas tank and there are gas stations all over the place.

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>Given that a lack of public charging is turning many consumers off to EVs, according to multiple surveys, this is a major issue. Both Electrify America and EVgo said they are rapidly expanding their networks to, as EVgo's Rafalson put it, "skate ahead of the puck," trying to make sure there are enough chargers to meet future demand... "I think what you're seeing is demand for public fast charging is really skyrocketing," said Sara Rafalson, executive vice president for policy at EV charging company EVgo, "and I would say we've been really at an inflection point in the last year, year and a half, with demand...."

Yet another reason that people don't want to buy EV's. It takes 5 minutes to fill up a gas tank and there are gas stations all over the place. Archive: https://archive.today/rAoAG From the post: >>Given that a lack of public charging is turning many consumers off to EVs, according to multiple surveys, this is a major issue. Both Electrify America and EVgo said they are rapidly expanding their networks to, as EVgo's Rafalson put it, "skate ahead of the puck," trying to make sure there are enough chargers to meet future demand... "I think what you're seeing is demand for public fast charging is really skyrocketing," said Sara Rafalson, executive vice president for policy at EV charging company EVgo, "and I would say we've been really at an inflection point in the last year, year and a half, with demand...."
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[–] • 2 pts

I was unaware charging stations slowed the charge rate at 80%.. as if I needed another reason to not own an EV..

If you charge from 40% to 80% and you assume 20% of that is basically non-existent due to the finicky nature of battery capacity (i.e. battery degradation and the weather), you're left with 20% of the expected operating range. Thats only suitable for short commutes in a large population area.

[–] • 2 pts

It is a "safety" and "longevity" feature. With these huge lithium based batteries you should basically never charge to 100% unless you have to. It is actually bad for the battery and will damage it. That is also part of why it starts to "slow charge" after reaching 80%, any extra "heating" of the batter (which happens while it is charging) is also bad for the battery and its lifespan.

Ill stick to my gas tank getting filled to full in 5 minutes. Oh, and how energy prices have been? It costs either the same or MORE to charge a EV which was what they tried to sell you on "It will cost 5$ to charge your car" no, its going to cost just as much as filling your tank. The energy has to come from somewhere and that somewhere is often a COAL or Natural Gas power plant since we think Nuclar is evil still.