[Neywiny]

I am. But it's the same for everything. I don't live in a place I can install a car charger. It would be that overhead increase for every time I charged. It would actually be worse if it's not a once in a lifetime (so far) road trip because at least those times I wanted to be stopped for a bit. I'd imagine the times I'm rushing to work and have to stop for gas would get a lot worse with a long charge time.

[SideburnsOfDoom]

> I'd imagine the times I'm rushing to work and have to stop for gas would get a lot worse with a long charge time.

Of course. That's where my other comment is relevant: " "very fast charging" should not be the default, it should be rare. ... the default is overnight at home or during the day at office or a mall, with the software giving you that "topped up as specified, every morning, that's better than what an a ICE vehicle can provide"

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43671612

i.e. with an EV and commute, you can slow charge and also never "stop for gas", ever. The vehicle is just ready, every day.

If you "don't live in a place where you can have a car charger" at home or at work, then IMHO an EV is not ideal for you, yet. The infrastructure isn't ready for you, work on that first.

[triceratops]

> I don't live in a place I can install a car charger.

That's very different from needing to charge in 10 minutes on a road trip. For most people even a garage with access to a 110v wall socket is sufficient to cover daily commute driving. If you don't have that or a place to charge at work, yeah going electric is a chore.

[sanswork]

I am in a rental and don't have a charger I just plug into the wall.

I haven't had to visit a gas station since I got it so that's about 10 minutes a week this year saved. So I'm up almost 2 and a half hours so far this year.