Hammick
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- Jun 21, 2023
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- Kansas City, Missouri
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- 2022 F150 Lightning Lariat ER
Respectfully I will say that if you are "traveling" without needing DCFC then you aren't really traveling. We split time between Kansas City and Montana and the charging infrastructure on the route is pathetic at best.I'm not sure what your use case is, but for three years I never used DCFC on my EVs - I charged at 20A/240V at home and had no problem going about my daily life. We are travelling more, and for me a long trip is between Bellingham and Eugene and it works fine. The worst case is that you might have to wait for a charge (or realistically go to a different charger) but that has not happened yet for me. All of the horror stories about EV charging pale in comparision to what the actual gas crisis of the 1970s looked like, with gas you have no other options.
Tesla stations are more convenient and reliable at the moment, but it isn't like Tesla is doing something magic that EA, BP Pulse and EV Go couldn't possibly manage - especially with large amounts of money being thrown at them by the government. What is disappointing is that Tesla is proving themselves to be an unreliable partner, it really shows the limitations of our economic system that one person can destroy the work of so many people.
I was most excited about the Tesla adapter for the Ford, because although I love it the thing is pretty poor as an EV. With an actual 300 mile range on my EV6 and super fast charging, I really don't even think about charging stations. The few times that I have needed them I had no problems, and if I did I would simply go to the next one.
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