Yep, I was thinking the same thing. Although not once in over 50 years of driving have I run out of gas. I think it would be the same with an EV. It’s called planning. Don’t plan on going further than you have gas/ battery power to get you there.
Pretty much this. Stop before it's completely dead, say at 1 km remaing. Knock on doors, cap in hand, and humbly ask for the use of a power outlet for an hour. (Remember, every building is a potential gas station). Spend that hour cursing yourself and searching all the apps for nearest public charger. 120 v charging is Sloooow
Can a EV be towed, like a gas vehicle? I know sometimes you have to remove a driveshaft to prevent damage, on a rear wheel drive gasser. Do you need to worry about driveline damage, while being towed?
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Re: EVs running out of charge, I haven’t really heard of it happening, tbh. Also, if you run your diesel out of fuel it often means a trip to the shop to have the fuel system bled.
Not where I live. I live in Port Moody and work out of Coquitlam. There are a quite a few gas stations in the area and quite a few Tesla supercharger stations in the area. Also, my home is more convenient than either of the above options. Maybe everyone on here drives for a living, but I think that is the exception rather than then norm. I cannot wait to replace my service truck with a plug in electric chassis. My fuel cost is 3k/month for 160km avg 5 days a week
Topping up electricity tank at night while I'm asleep is pretty convenient...
Perfect use case for electrification: high annual mileage, all in the city where diesel is at its worst. But I'm not seeing an electric replacement for commercial heavy duty trucks yet. The problem is F350-450-550 units have a footprint not much bigger than a half ton, but they'd need a battery with about 3 times more capacity to handle the anticipated loads. Where you put all those cells? I think that truck category will be waiting for the next generation of battery chemistry.
BC is really well served for public chargers compared to many other parts of North America, but you don't see them unless you're looking for them. They're not as large and visible as a gas station. I was surprised to find there are over a dozen locations in Penticton, I had noticed maybe two of them. Now of course I have no need to use them since home charging is convenient and a third of the price. Except for the ones near city hall, because they're 2 hour free parking in a busy part of town.
Same here. Never once in my 25 years of driving have I run empty. Non issue…
