Frustrated With PHEVs

[SANZC02]

True, I spose. My MINI wouldn't exist without the i3 coming before it. Back when it first came out I think the REX made sense because DCFC wasn't widespread, but that's been changing rapidly even in the 3 years I've had an EV here in Colorado. A friend of mine had two i3 REX cars and said they only filled it up once or twice in the many years of ownership.

To others' comments about PHEVs and monopolizing chargers. As a short range EV owner it is kind of annoying, but as above with DCFC being more readily available it doesn't bother me as much. Now I do agree that leaving a PHEV to charge overnight at a hotel...that's being a pretty epic dick. I'm also on record saying that every hotel ought to have several L2 chargers available and increase their number as demand increases. They're one of those places where L2 charging makes the most sense since you will actually be there overnight.

I agree that anyone should be able to use them but the facility should have enforceable acceptable use policies In place.

I recall being in San Francisco a few years ago at a conference, the hotel had one L2 charger, 3 days in a row I noticed the same Tesla plugged in when I got to the hotel at 6pm and still there when I left at 7am. I assume it moved during the day but at best they consumed that charger 3 nights in a row, at worst more than 72 hours straight.

Just things you tend to Notice when you have an EV. I had flown in so I did not need the charger but pity anyone else that did.…

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[COdogman]

You will leave your Rivian plugged in all night too. A full charge will take 12+ hours.

Even if you are only charging 50%, and finish charging at 2 am, are you going go move your car at 2AM? And even if you were willing to do that, do you really expect your neighbors are going to wake up at 3 am to check to see if you moved your car?

This is assuming you are not charging daily, but charging daily would be nearly impossible to coordinate with 16 people sharing 1 charger.

Personally I would move (or buy a different vehicle) if I were you. I can't imagine owning an EV without a dedicated charging space. 16 people sharing one charger is going to be awful.

I have a personal garage at my complex where I can keep it plugged in using the regular wall charger overnight If necessary. According to their website that should add 2-3 miles per hour, which is more than enough considering most days I drive 10 miles or less. But even if I didn’t have the garage there are quite a few level 2 chargers in my town, including some that are city owned and free to residents to use, and also a new EA DCFC in a Walmart parking lot 10 minutes from my place. Worst case scenario I have to stop there 2 times a month to charge up. I’m totally fine with that to get away from gas.

 

[MrMetlHed]

I have a personal garage at my complex where I can keep it plugged in using the regular wall charger overnight If necessary. According to their website that should add 2-3 miles per hour, which is more than enough considering most days I drive 10 miles or less. But even if I didn’t have the garage there are quite a few level 2 chargers in my town, including some that are city owned and free to residents to use, and also a new EA DCFC in a Walmart parking lot 10 minutes from my place. Worst case scenario I have to stop there 2 times a month to charge up. I’m totally fine with that to get away from gas.

This is basically my plan. I have a wall outlet in my carport that I can use to charge for 20-30 miles a night. I work from home and the kid's preschool isn't too far away, so most days the driving is minimal. I live next to a restaurant that has a couple of level 2 chargers and doesn't really care who uses them while the place is closed, so I can drive my Rivian there at 4:00 AM and walk home and pick it up before the place opens with a lot of battery replenished. Level 3 stations are nearby if needed.

Would I like to see power companies and the government start requiring and installing charging stations at apartment complexes though? Absolutely.

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