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DavidinCT t1_j1kwuf1 wrote

Neat concept. Tesla stated something like this when they in their first year. Swap out a battery in like 5 min. The cost would be the crazy money to build and maintain them.

Tesla said these years ago, and still never saw one in production.

Now, ULTRA fast charging, 10% to 80% in 12 min. That is awesome but, in the REAL world, there is no chargers like that near you. Only in very modern cities. You will be stuck charging them for like 1-2 hours at a station.

I've been watching a lot of other YouTube channels of people doing traveling in EVs, and it's still pretty bad in a lot of areas. This is not just one area, this is across the country.

We are still in the early ages of EVs over mass market, it will take 15-20 years to be as good and fast as gas cars are. Remember mass market Gas cars came out in the 1908 and it took many years before it was everywhere to get gas.

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tomtttttttttttt t1_j1lzw16 wrote

Idk, 15-20 years will see new ICE vehicle sales banned in huge parts of the world.

I think it'll be a lot quicker than that but i understand the USA in general is a long way behind the UK (where i am) on this transition.

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Schemen123 t1_j1l6vpa wrote

Dude we have several 350kW stations close by. 500 kW isn't that much more effectively

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durianscent t1_j1n2k0d wrote

I wonder why you can't swap a battery at the gas station just like a propane tank?

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ZachPruckowski t1_j1mcrip wrote

I mean, you really only need a super charger if you traveling 200+ miles in a day. Otherwise you can recharge at home or maybe at your destination. So if they’re strategically placed every 100ish miles like rest stops you’d probably be fine.

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Badfickle t1_j1s8hhq wrote

90% of the time you will charge at home overnight. At the rate things are going, nobody will be foolish enough to build a new gas station. in 10 years most new cars will be EV. In 20 years you will have a hard time buying a new ICE vehicle and gas stations will begin disappearing.

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BobLoblaw_BirdLaw t1_j1pex90 wrote

Isn’t the only place you need these in between Road trips. Normal L3 seem good for shopping malls like target where people spend 20-30 minutes in. And the rest they charge at home.

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