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Parenthetically, Ionna chargers are unbelievably good. Fast, always work, a great experience, and NO FUCKING APP. If all fast charging was as good as Ionna's we might actually make some progress with EV adoption.

 

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Never heard of Ionna but my experience with the most common EV charging stations in the US have been uniformly good.

Count yourself lucky. My parents bought an EV and the worst part was explaining which adapter they'd need for what and the literally dozen apps they'd need and what they all did. And then fielding their calls when the charger didn't work or someone had vandalized the QR code you need to scan or whatever.

My parents buying an EV added another layer of tech support for me with them and it shouldn't be that way.

Edit, not sure why this is getting downvoted. It's reflective of the current state of EV charging in the US and it's bad. I want it to be better! Literally my comment that's the most upvoted reflects that, lol.

 

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For $14 worth of gas at current prices (~$4.70/gal in my town), my Maverick hybrid will go 120-150 miles, depending on the weather.

That's not to knock EV's at all. Just tired of the lack of extremely efficient (i.e. smaller) and cheap EVs. Until there's a dependable EV econobox available, like a early 90's Civic, Corolla or Escort, that can be acquired by the masses and is cheaper to drive than a gas car already in hand, EV sales will forever lag in the US.

For 14 dollars, my EV will go 560 miles. 10 cents per kwh, 4 miles per kwh.