I was watching this person’s videos on the matter. And was wondering what your experience has been with EVs and your opinion on the different connectors?
Pointlessly politicized. They are metal tools designed to move people around. I can’t imagine how anyone thinks that the future of private transportation isn’t EVs. That being said, they’re far from the savior against climate change that many people think they are. The only way to sustainably move forward is with public investment in public mass transportation.
They are a step in the right direction, though.
It’s display port vs HDMI, easy to adapt either direction, both have their merits, and downsides. Pointless to argue just use the one you like / have.
I haven’t watched the video sorry. I watched some but it’s an hour long, and I couldn’t find the section about connector types. But most people will charge at home 99% of the time. How long it takes or what plug you have then doesn’t matter.
My personal experience charging when out and about is that I have a car with a common connector and never have had to worry about if it’s supported. The charging stations normally support multiple types, and the apps that tell you where the charging stations are also tell you the connector types so you don’t waste your time.
But most people will charge at home 99% of the time.
Only about 65% of American households are owners.
I would charge at home if I could but since I rent and therefore can’t I pay 4x market rate for the electricity and have to take hours out of my day to do so.
The video addresses this. But they basically address it in a focus on what needs to change.
Regardless, not owning your home doesn’t prevent you from charging using a wall socket. More important is accessibility (whether you can get your car and your electricity to the same place), which can be a problem whether you own or not.
But there’s huge opportunity for things like charging at work, if only we embraced it.
I rent an apartment and the inability to park the car inside my apartment prevents me from charging using a wall socket.
I’ve driven several, they are all great, quiet, much cleaner, obviously much better for the environment, and can be continually improved, iiii like EVs.
It’s irritating that there are different connectors, but understandable since it’s a new innovating field, they’ll probably be widely standardized like the way gasoline is standardized for cars after the market is large enough.
Impossible to own unless you have a dedicated parking spot. In the city where I live it’s cutthroat street parking with 4x/week street cleaning. It’s hell. The only people who have them are those rich enough to own their own property.
