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When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?

When will you buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?

  • Already Own One

    Votes: 70 8.0%

  • In the next year

    Votes: 7 0.8%

  • Between 1-5 years

    Votes: 161 18.3%

  • 6-10 years

    Votes: 189 21.5%

  • 10+ years or never

    Votes: 452 51.4%
  • Total voters
    879
What are charge point charging stations? I see a local dealership has put up a few around me. I ask because there was someone in clear lake (my area) during this storm when they shut the interstate down looking for a Tesla charger or adapter. Are these not compatable with Tesla?
 
simply1 said:
Hopefully a solid state battery that does end up in production. Aiming for 2027 with Mercedes and others support.

electrek.co

This solid-state EV battery maker is going public after a real-world test clears 745+ miles

Its solid-state batteries are already showing promise with real-world tests delivering over 745 miles of range on a single charge....
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Just want to add the range isn’t the only improvement. Also less chance of thermal runaway and longer lifespans.

I did see they’re not going the ipo route, but rather spac.
 
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simply1 said:
Just want to add the range isn’t the only improvement. Also less chance of thermal runaway and longer lifespans.

I did see they’re not going the ipo route, but rather spac.
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What does your second paragraph mean?
 
BCClone said:
What are charge point charging stations? I see a local dealership has put up a few around me. I ask because there was someone in clear lake (my area) during this storm when they shut the interstate down looking for a Tesla charger or adapter. Are these not compatable with Tesla?
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Unlike Tesla Superchargers, they have all different kinds. They should have been able to use the app to find all their options. Most Tesla owners have an adapter that will work with J1772/CCS. Some Charge Points have the Nissan charging(CHAdeMO), which won't work with Tesla or most other EV's.

I think new Charge Point locations are going to include both CCS and NACS chargers going forward.
 
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BCClone said:
What are charge point charging stations? I see a local dealership has put up a few around me. I ask because there was someone in clear lake (my area) during this storm when they shut the interstate down looking for a Tesla charger or adapter. Are these not compatable with Tesla?
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Charge Point is a company that makes chargers. They make all kinds from lvl 2 and lvl 3. They are not all equal. They can charge Tesla's either if they have NACS natively, or a Tesla owner has a CCS to NACS adapter.

If you go to https://www.plugshare.com/ and look at Clear Lake, you'll see them at the dealers you're talking about. These are slower chargers and aren't great for road trips.

The Pilot Flying J though, has a 350kw charger which is perfect for that situation.
 
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simply1 said:
They’re going public to raise money, however rather than doing an IPO, they’re going a less regulated route.
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Makes me question how close this technology really is to being production ready. We will be there someday, but I don’t know how close that is. If they were going IPO they would have to have a lot more information available to potential buyers.
 
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They’re going public to raise money, however rather than doing an IPO, they’re going a less regulated route.
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The spac thing is interesting.

Probably it means they are further away than they want to admit and will need a ton more money than they say, but dont want to have the increased liability of making statements about it. Or they cant meet the reqs for a proper IPO.

Possibly it means the whole thing is borderline a scam.
 
The time I spent driving around western and central Iowa over the holidays...seeing practically free $2.00 gas. I mean $2 gas to me sounds like stories of getting a hamburger for 20 cents.

Iowa is going to very likely be the literal last place on the planet to embrace EVs and I get it if they keep gas that low combined with winter weather.

I looked up global prices and only a very small handful of nations have cheaper gas prices than Iowa, they're all non democratic countries where the entire economy is based on extracting oil.

My gas in California at $4.50 seems very high, but globally even that is a very cheap gas price.

It was also interesting as I drove around the state (in a gas car but out of curiosity) I would check the reviews in plugshare app and the vast majority of reviews are only from full size EV trucks (I'm guessing if I'd been in Des Moines I'd have seen some non truck reviews). That is so different than everywhere I've driven in the western/mountain states.

The distance between fast chargers was surprisingly good in western Iowa at least along the major highways, seemed like 25-40 miles between fast chargers was typical which is not bad at all. Usually there were only two chargers...but with how few EVs I saw would there ever be a third EV to have to wait in a line? Seems like two in those rural small town stops is probably ideal for now and more than that is overkill?
 
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dmclone said:
Pretty sad how many people are celebrating this today. Not you, others
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If I remember from the article about Norway upstream. Tesla was #1 there this yr. Basically 1/3 of all of Norways cars light trucks are electric. Also you might have posted that article oops.
 
Not being an *******, but "never" isn't mentioned within the poll.
Great, for commuter types.
For those of us in rural outposts, not practical, particularly, cold outposts.
Toss in towing, not pragmatic, now.
Cheering, for improvements..
 
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motorcy90 said:
I mean it is an actual hazard that is being talked about in the industry.
https://lonestarhazmat.com/electric-cars-catch-on-fire-critical-hazmat-safety-protocols/#:~:text=Potential for Reignition: EV battery,that can reignite the fire.

yes ICE vehicles catch fire too, but it's a lot easier and safer to extinguish.
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While EV fires are more complex, they happen far less frequently than ICE fires.

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8 Differences Between EV and Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle Fires

Discover the key differences between EV and internal combustion engine vehicle fires so you can tackle your next investigation with confidence.
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According to recent data, EVs experience about 25 fires per 100,000 vehicles, compared to 1,500 fires per 100,000 ICE vehicles annually.
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