Jeff Cobb 5 Cool Things About EVs

Source: 5 Cool Things About EVs Many People Don’t Think About

The U.S. Department of Energy says as many as eight out of 10 Americans drive less than 40 miles daily, meaning even the lowest-range EVs can fill the bill as a daily runabout.
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Discovering where intra-day charging can be found, or having a place to plug in at the end stop is also part . . . .

They also send no petro dollars to OPEC, or anywhere else, instead relying on domestically sourced energy. . . .

The mechanics of the powertrain in electric cars are extremely simple compared to an internal combustion vehicle with hundreds of moving parts. . . .

. . . More often, EV drivers feel liberated by skipping the gas station, plugging in when they get home, all in one easy move.​

There is more but I touched on the points we most agree upon.

Bob Wilson

 

One of my Huntsville engineering friends has a Volt and used to own a Gen-2 Prius. We have a BMW i3-REx and Gen-3 Prius. So I sent him this note in an e-mail thread:

Spotted White i3 Tuesday Morning

> We both have excellent rides:

Yup!

> The BMW i3-REx would drive 523 mi in about 10 hrs burning 13 gallons of 89 octane spread over 9 stops. Then it is an electric car around town.
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> Our Gen-3 Prius would take about 9 hours to burn 10 gallons of 87 octane with three biology breaks. Then it is a regular hybrid car around town.

3 biobreaks of 25-30 minutes is what I took getting up here.​

Riding a 'street bike' week, he noticed a briskly driven BMW i3-REx as I was driving back home for my work badge. He brought up a recent trip to his parents and we discussed how all three of our excellent cars would have made that trip. His Tesla did it in three, supercharger stops in 9 hours and change.

Bob Wilson