As an EV owner, Blink is the worst EV charging company. I have had nothing but problems with them. We should get Electrify America, ChargePoint or Tesla to weigh in. But what we really need is big oil to install chargers at their gas stations.
We have a huge problem. We have to be able to charge as easy as filling up with fuel. Lots of people are waiting in lines to charge. On a recent trip to Las Vegas, stopped in Beatty Nevada I had a woman yell FU at me because I pulled into a charger that worked. She followed in behind me to a charger station. Only one was in service. I picked the right one. The Government needs to get involved along with Utilities and get infrastructure put in place. People are getting pissed off. Every weekend like many I travel far enough to need to charge. Some people have to travel for business daily. People don’t care about your survey results, they want charger accessibility. Let’s get it done. This is not a game. Peoples lives are being affected. There is nothing worse than to be traveling and trying get someplace and have all chargers broke. You got into the business. You made yourself responsible to make it reliable. Either do it or turn it over to someone that can.
Is no one else shocked that the host ducked out of asking the CEO of Blink when he plans to fix the present broken chargers? They are all obsessed with how many of their chargers have penetrated the marketplace. Who cares about that if 30% of their chargers don't work at any given time?
NEVI funding takes into account uptime... BS questions here are irrelevant, money does the real talking... The free market would be more efficient, but if it's going to be handled by government subsidies at least they took it into account to some degree....
My problem with evs is that I cannot afford new car prices and if I buy a used Tesla I will need $20,000. To replace the battery which makes that option unaffordable as well. Also, at what point does the electric grid fail as you add more evs drawing electricity?
As a retiree from a Fortune 100 electric company, I can only address the last bit. The grid, as such, does not fail but the well can run dry, so to speak. To the motorist who is in need of charge out on the road, much will depend on his chosen time of day. In the initial phase of the pinch we will see late afternoon unavailability first. As the pinch gets worse the blackout hours will expand. The full-on system won't work without greater generation capacity. So... how long does it take to build new generation in the US? For non-nuclear facilities, a few years. But wait! There's more! Grid stability is paramount; it does not help to be able to produce more power if the new load generates instability. Toward that end the new facilities need FERC blessing. That is a five year wait the last I heard because the evaluation and testing is comprehensive and (at last report) only one facility in five is willing or able to wait that long. Canary Media states it well: "A mountain of solar, storage, and wind projects are waiting for permission to plug in. The interconnection queue is now double the size of the entire U.S. grid." Can it get worse? You bet! One of the limitations is the supply of the materials needed. The expansion can definitely be done, but it definitely can not be done quickly or inexpensively. Affordably? We shall see.
On interstates we need more than just chargers in a parking lot. EV drivers need travel centers and stations just like gas cars. You don't see gas pumps alone like that drivers need air pumps for their tires, windshield waster tools, a store to get stuff, bathrooms, and an attendant to notify when there is an issue so it can be reported. We also need signs like the Gas, Food, and Lodging signs out on the highway. That's also a known good working business model. Gas stations can't survive just selling gas, that store is where the profit comes from.
Imagine how many petrol powered cars you could tank up in the time it takes to brim 1 EV with electric juice!! Multiply that by how many more chargers you'll need as more EVs hit the roads + the upgrades the grid will require to handle the increased demand, & the EV craze can really just be summed up in 3 words.... A Pipe Dream.
You’re thinking too narrow, the best way to go about EV’s is going solar but can also be plugged into the grid for charging. I’m looking forward to the release of the Aptera to the public. I can’t afford one but it’s going to be a game changer in EV’s
Most EV charging happens during off-peak hours at night.... And it takes about 5 seconds to plug and unplug... For all the delusional Luddites that think that the EV Revolution will, go away.... Keep dreaming, as it passes you by.
We have to learn the hard way. Cars need 16 hours to charge and gasoline stations take 5 minutes AND if you don't use the right metals in the batteries they will go dead in 175 miles OR LESS😅😂
it takes about 5 seconds to plug and unplug and cost about a third as much to power..... 8 year warranty and on average far less maintenance.... while dinosaur burners, are so slow noisy smelly and wasteful in comparison, enjoy ;)
As an EV owner, Blink is the worst EV charging company. I have had nothing but problems with them. We should get Electrify America, ChargePoint or Tesla to weigh in. But what we really need is big oil to install chargers at their gas stations.
We have a huge problem. We have to be able to charge as easy as filling up with fuel. Lots of people are waiting in lines to charge. On a recent trip to Las Vegas, stopped in Beatty Nevada I had a woman yell FU at me because I pulled into a charger that worked. She followed in behind me to a charger station. Only one was in service. I picked the right one. The Government needs to get involved along with Utilities and get infrastructure put in place. People are getting pissed off. Every weekend like many I travel far enough to need to charge. Some people have to travel for business daily. People don’t care about your survey results, they want charger accessibility. Let’s get it done. This is not a game. Peoples lives are being affected. There is nothing worse than to be traveling and trying get someplace and have all chargers broke. You got into the business. You made yourself responsible to make it reliable. Either do it or turn it over to someone that can.
Is no one else shocked that the host ducked out of asking the CEO of Blink when he plans to fix the present broken chargers? They are all obsessed with how many of their chargers have penetrated the marketplace. Who cares about that if 30% of their chargers don't work at any given time?
NEVI funding takes into account uptime... BS questions here are irrelevant, money does the real talking...
The free market would be more efficient, but if it's going to be handled by government subsidies at least they took it into account to some degree....
In the EU they have 3 phase electricity and that's why they have CCS2. They can't use NACS or even CCS1 like we have in the US.
My problem with evs is that I cannot afford new car prices and if I buy a used Tesla I will need $20,000. To replace the battery which makes that option unaffordable as well. Also, at what point does the electric grid fail as you add more evs drawing electricity?
As a retiree from a Fortune 100 electric company, I can only address the last bit. The grid, as such, does not fail but the well can run dry, so to speak. To the motorist who is in need of charge out on the road, much will depend on his chosen time of day. In the initial phase of the pinch we will see late afternoon unavailability first. As the pinch gets worse the blackout hours will expand. The full-on system won't work without greater generation capacity.
So... how long does it take to build new generation in the US? For non-nuclear facilities, a few years. But wait! There's more! Grid stability is paramount; it does not help to be able to produce more power if the new load generates instability. Toward that end the new facilities need FERC blessing. That is a five year wait the last I heard because the evaluation and testing is comprehensive and (at last report) only one facility in five is willing or able to wait that long. Canary Media states it well: "A mountain of solar, storage, and wind projects are waiting for permission to plug in. The interconnection queue is now double the size of the entire U.S. grid."
Can it get worse? You bet! One of the limitations is the supply of the materials needed. The expansion can definitely be done, but it definitely can not be done quickly or inexpensively. Affordably? We shall see.
On interstates we need more than just chargers in a parking lot. EV drivers need travel centers and stations just like gas cars. You don't see gas pumps alone like that drivers need air pumps for their tires, windshield waster tools, a store to get stuff, bathrooms, and an attendant to notify when there is an issue so it can be reported. We also need signs like the Gas, Food, and Lodging signs out on the highway. That's also a known good working business model. Gas stations can't survive just selling gas, that store is where the profit comes from.
Imagine how many petrol powered cars you could tank up in the time it takes to brim 1 EV with electric juice!! Multiply that by how many more chargers you'll need as more EVs hit the roads + the upgrades the grid will require to handle the increased demand, & the EV craze can really just be summed up in 3 words....
A Pipe Dream.
You’re thinking too narrow, the best way to go about EV’s is going solar but can also be plugged into the grid for charging. I’m looking forward to the release of the Aptera to the public. I can’t afford one but it’s going to be a game changer in EV’s
This is why we are looking at sustainable sources, such as solar, wind, hydroelectric, biofuel, geothermal, nuclear, and fusion power, as examples.
Most EV charging happens during off-peak hours at night.... And it takes about 5 seconds to plug and unplug...
For all the delusional Luddites that think that the EV Revolution will, go away.... Keep dreaming, as it passes you by.
What’s all this electricity going to run off ??? Oh, Right 😉
We have to learn the hard way. Cars need 16 hours to charge and gasoline stations take 5 minutes AND if you don't use the right metals in the batteries they will go dead in 175 miles OR LESS😅😂
it takes about 5 seconds to plug and unplug and cost about a third as much to power..... 8 year warranty and on average far less maintenance....
while dinosaur burners, are so slow noisy smelly and wasteful in comparison, enjoy ;)
@@nc3826 But I like exhaust
@@erich84502b Hope you also enjoy the higher operating cost and coming in last.... It's all good my friend....