I was watching a YouTube video where somebody was showing a full charging station, and said this is a regular occurrence for them.

Given how long some cars take to charge, this seems like it could be a big issue.

Is this something any of you have experienced? What can be done about it?

  • Lorax91@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I can take a picture of my local costco at any time of day where the five lanes of gas lines stretch to the end of the block.

    I’ve waited in a few long Costco gas lines, and the longest that took was ~20 minutes…including the time to refuel to 100%. Plus there are usually several other choices nearby, if you’re willing to pay a few more bucks to save most of that time.

    Compared to recent stories of people waiting hours to charge EVs on a busy weekend, even Costco gas lines aren’t bad. We’re going to need a lot more chargers.

    • SteeveJoobs@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Not disagreeing that we need more chargers, but pointing out 1) it’s possible to take an instance out of context and make waiting for gas look bad, and 2) some people presume they’ll feel the pain of a longer road trip four times a year more than they feel the grind of making that choice to save a few bucks.