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Originally Posted by Sirrotica
The Sheetz store near me is installing charging stations, I'll be interested to observe during my lunch time how much they get used. I eat there 3-4 times a week, so I'll have a ringside seat to observe the frequency of how much, and often the charging stations get used.
My stepson is the foreman for the petroleum handling company that is installing/servicing the charging stations, so I'll also be able to find out if they have trouble with the equipment they're installing.
As long as I can still operate my gasoline/diesel vehicles, I'm not even considering an EV. It doesn't fit my lifestyle even remotely.
I have a lot of background with EV units such as forklifts, and aerial lifts during my time as a tech. They have their place in a factory setting, or on a construction jobsite, but they're always close to an energy source, with cars and trucks that isn't the case.
The idea that electric vehicles solve air quality problems is only in the area that that vehicle is is in. The energy is being made likely by a fossil fuel powerplant in another portion of the country. If lawmakers had a brain, they'd likely see that you're only moving the point of energy conversion from fossil fuels to electric. fossil fuels still are being used indirectly to power the EV...............DUH..........  |
Please keep us informed on your observations and information from your stepson about the reliability and use of the charging stations. I am interested in real world results and how the chargers are doing out there. Directly across the street from the NAPA store I use every day, there is a fairly large apartment complex. Probably 100-125 units. They put in about 10 charging stations in the parking lot facing the street about 6 months ago. Each has a heavy, black plastic bag over it, so they are not wired-up and in use yet. No idea why it is taking so long to bring them on-line. Anyway, if and when they get them going, I will keep an eye on them as well. Tesla has sold a good number of cars now and I do see 3-4 on the road every day, sometimes more. I have seen 2 Rivians, 3-4 Polstars and 1 cyber truck. Allot of plug-in vehicles look like everything else on the road so you don't really "see" them. I always look for an open front grille, but that is not always a dead giveaway. The general metro Dayton, OH area I live in has a population of around 200,000 people. So a decent sample size of a typical Midwestern city.