Open Discussion of all Things Electric Vehicle (aka EV) for Those Pro or Con, BE RESPECTFUL!

[MrPrena]

You made $3.88 per hour doing your taxes.

I wish all my taxes were done in 4 hours. that would have been real nice.
Just the mileage deduction. I had a stupid app on 2020 taxes, because they messed up on personal and business mileage. So, I am manually going over it.

[MrPrena]

Every part of MrPrena's post is painful. starbucks, kohls,(if you throw in target, you have 3 of the queerest stores on the planet) waiting for 4 hours to fill up. no, thanks anyway.



they should have the chargers AT the crossfit place.



Sorry, not a shot at you MrPrena, just an observation that your day would be torture to me.

No problem . Target does not have a free charger.
If a local gun shop let me do taxes there while let me shop and take a look at some guns, I would be there.


I also have to go to Sams/Costco (To some it might be a Q store) tomorrow to gas on my other vehicle after shopping for food. (no, not doing taxes at costco table).


ETA: I have 15min break every hour doing taxes, and you guys (and this forum) being a huge help getting my mind out of numbers.

[Great-Kazoo]

Every part of MrPrena's post is painful. starbucks, kohls,(if you throw in target, you have 3 of the queerest stores on the planet) waiting for 4 hours to fill up. no, thanks anyway.



they should have the chargers AT the crossfit place.



Sorry, not a shot at you MrPrena, just an observation that your day would be torture to me.

Q or not. 4 hrs is burning daylight, as well as costing money. Bless you if you have 4, even 2 hrs to ba able to wait for a vehicle to be charged up.. Like gman said,i'll spend the $$ to be able to be on the road in less than 20 min. On road trips, we break every 2 hrs, full up, walk dogs, snack out then go.

Maybe one day when they offer an affordable, practical, EV. that holds more than 2 mountain bikes (wheels off) a foldable cooler for drinks, than i'd consider one. But at a (Rivian) $60K + tag never happen.

[MrPrena]

I don't know if anyone has a patience to shop 4 hours at Kohl's. I won't be able to do that even on back to school shopping. lol

I would be more bored out of my mind if I had to do taxes at home. I was actually at a starbucks near the plaza. So, deduct -$2 spent on unlimited refill on coffee.
I am still on mileage calculation for December 2021, and 1 more month to go. I would say I am about 5% completed on 2021 taxes.

I was charging 4 hours here (2 hours each changer) @ 8kw. At 32kwh, that will be ~120mile range.
If a vehicle has a 24mpg, that is ~5gal. ( 120mi/24mpg)=~5

equivalent to: 5 gal x $3.10/ga= ~$15.50 worth of free gas.

(was doing some taxes for about 4 hours)

Post 177 and 178 stated that I was doing taxes for 4 hours, and seems like some of you don't get it.
You can just do taxes if you want. I would rather do taxes while charging my laptop+phone+car+etc.

[ray1970]

So, I?m guessing besides oil changes your EV also never requires washing?

[Great-Kazoo]

So, I?m guessing besides oil changes your EV also never requires washing?

That's outside his 4 hr window.


Besides washing those can get one electrocuted . IF it's plugged in . OR not. it looks like the resident evxpert , like elvis, has left the building.

[Gman]

Post 177 and 178 stated that I was doing taxes for 4 hours, and seems like some of you don't get it.
You can just do taxes if you want. I would rather do taxes while charging my laptop+phone+car+etc.

My post was 'glass half-full' in that you made $15.50 for 4 hours of your time while you were working on your taxes.

Now you just have to figure out if all the time you spend doing your taxes is worth not paying a pro to do them for you. See what I did there?

[BushMasterBoy]

NASA just launched an experimental battery into space. It is a lithium battery composed of all solids. They are hoping this will make a safer battery. I hope it is a success!

Quote from link below:

"Space Demonstration for All Solid-state Lithium Ion Battery (Space AS-Lib) demonstrates operation of a Lithium-ion secondary battery capable of safe, stable operation under extreme temperatures and in a vacuum environment. The battery uses solid, inorganic and flame-retardant materials and does not leak liquid, making it safer and more reliable. A successful demonstration of this new technology could expand its use in space as well as in the automotive and aerospace markets on the ground."

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/s....html?#id=8566

Launch link:
https://www.nasa.gov/content/overvie...supply-mission

[Jer]

I think a lot of people misunderstand the point he's making... he didn't HAVE to charge for 4 hours to go about his day. His day involved a 4-hour-stop and he chose to plug in while he was doing what he had already planned to do because of free electricity. it would be similar to going to Costco and while you were taking care of your shopping someone slowly added fuel to your gas tank for free. You're saying that's a bad thing?

This is pretty common with EVs where you can plug in somewhere you were going to go anyway just to get free juice. Lots of businesses will have EV charging available to attract more customers. The electricity cost is hardly anything to them and they end up bringing in more revenue overall so it's a win win for the business owner.

Tesla (for instance) has a crap ton of what they call "destination chargers" which are completely separate from and in addition to the Supercharger network. Early on, Tesla would give FREE HPWC (High Power Wall Connectors) to businesses who asked for them. The only requirement was that they not charge for using them. Tens of thousands of businesses took them up on this so there's just random Tesla chargers all over. Plenty of apps to find them easily too. So if you're choosing between Store A or Store B and Store B offers free charging while you shop... you'll likely choose Store B because it's free "fuel" for something you were going to do anyway. Simply park in the right space, plug in and go about your business as you were planning anyway. By the time you return you just gained more range for free. You didn't invest any of your time other than plugging in a cable.

Some people are so conditioned to think that owning an EV means you're constantly waiting around to charge that they miss the part where you literally never have to go to a gas station again. 98% or more of most owners charging is done at home while they sleep. You basically get up every single day to a full "tank" that cost you 1/10th of what gas would have cost you for the same miles you drive. People want to focus on road trips as if that's the 98% of ownership which makes no logical sense. In fact, if I assigned a number to how much time I used to spend going out of my way to get gas, pumping gas, oil changes and all other maintenance items (since I was my own mechanic but even if you pay someone else you're out money and the time waiting for the work to be done) I'm probably days and possible weeks ahead on time of what I would have invested in things we don't really consider in ICE vehicle ownership any longer until you no longer have to do them.

The time I've "spent" waiting for charging which prevented me from going somewhere is barely a drop in the bucket compared to the time I've saved.

[BushMasterBoy]

Guy in Denver EV's a muscle car!