Wow. Gas stations are everywhere, conveniently located, and always on route to some place or another.
The mental gymnastics employed, to try to make this seem arduous, does not make for a compelling argument.
Wow. Gas stations are everywhere, conveniently located, and always on route to some place or another.
The mental gymnastics employed, to try to make this seem arduous, does not make for a compelling argument.
So it's now actually more practical to have an EV in those places.
Having an electric vehicle is not useful if the only "fast" charging available to you as a consumer is a 240v hookup at your home (and you need to drive long distances regularly).
I just went out to buy gas for my snowblower and generator. The gas station was a mile away. It was 17 minutes round trip.
Granted, some of that time was taken up by opening up the gas can and adding stabilizer, but the point stands that getting gas is a chore.
For example, when I have to get off of a freeway in order to get gas, I usually have to navigate an intersection and might have to sit through a traffic light.
In places I used to live, getting gas meant turning left instead of going right on red. Then leaving the gas station meant sitting through another stop light or two.
You might not have to put up with this if you live somewhere rural, where you're not dealing with divided highways and traffic lights.
Otherwise, getting gas is a chore.
Gas stations also have large flat roofs that some are putting solar panels on top of.
Compared to maybe 10 seconds to plug in my car when I get to my garage.
I spend way more time recharging my ICE car than I do my EV.