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Written by Paul Horrell
Most people who are contemplating an EV labour under the petrol station mindset. It"s entirely understandable, because that"s how we"ve always driven. When the tank"s empty, we stop at a station, or even drive specially to one, and fill up. So when thinking about EVs, we worry about how long it takes to charge en-route, and how many chargers there are, and whether they"ll be occupied when we get there. But once they"ve had an EV for a while, owners flip right out of that mindset. Only about three per cent of UK charging is done on roadside rapid chargers. That"s tiny. Here"s why. You"ve plugged in overnight at home. If your petrol tank was magically nearly full every morning, you wouldn"t often stop at a station. We"re programmed to think about recharge times because with a petrol car, getting energy into the thing occurs only while we"re standing on a wet, greasy forecourt holding a hose. In an EV, energy can go into it while we"re sleeping or working or shopping. Even if we don"t shop for eight hours, it"ll still give enough juice for a useful distance. After all, you often see people putting in a tenner"s worth of petrol.
Date written: 1 May 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15564
Most people who are contemplating an EV labour under the petrol station mindset. It"s entirely understandable, because that"s how we"ve always driven. When the tank"s empty, we stop at a station, or even drive specially to one, and fill up. So when thinking about EVs, we worry about how long it takes to charge en-route, and how many chargers there are, and whether they"ll be occupied when we get there. But once they"ve had an EV for a while, owners flip right out of that mindset. Only about three per cent of UK charging is done on roadside rapid chargers. That"s tiny. Here"s why. You"ve plugged in overnight at home. If your petrol tank was magically nearly full every morning, you wouldn"t often stop at a station. We"re programmed to think about recharge times because with a petrol car, getting energy into the thing occurs only while we"re standing on a wet, greasy forecourt holding a hose. In an EV, energy can go into it while we"re sleeping or working or shopping. Even if we don"t shop for eight hours, it"ll still give enough juice for a useful distance. After all, you often see people putting in a tenner"s worth of petrol.
Date written: 1 May 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15564
