• @AA5B@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    Agreed, and that headline is needlessly inflammatory . Looking at my EV mileage , I could almost certainly get away with just plugging into a standard outlet. However the level 2 charger means that even if I screw it up, I can be mostly charged in a couple of hours. It’s been really effective at helping me get over what range anxiety I had. It’s really helped keep car usage as a somewhat impulse thing, rather than a process: I’m ready to go anywhere anytime.

    It also means I can charge multiple EVs, if I wanted to.

    • @Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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      1116 hours ago

      If you screw up, you can usually get to a charger a few blocks away and snag 50% of your battery in 20 minutes.

      I charge entirely off of a standard 120 outlet, and it easily handles my daily and weekly travel needs, along with my partner’s numerous errands and extra trips throughout the week.

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          5 hours ago

          Gonna go out on a limb here, and guess that people living in a cabin where the electricity only works a few hours a week aren’t going to buy an electric car.

          As for access to public chargers… I just spent the weekend in a rural area and had no problem finding a charger within 20 miles of me.