Not an SUV or a crossover. I want a compact car like a Civic or a Corolla. Like a VW e-Golf, or the Ford Focus EV, but that’s as affordable as a standard compact car with a good range.
Hydrogen fuel cells would be a great alternative to electric batteries, and you can refuel in minutes. Or if you’re worried about the hydrogen, how about solid state batteries that allow fast charging to 80% in minutes and are much safer? What’s the hold up? Are they just trying to get rid of their existing battery stock?
Who knows. But hydrogen seems like a step back. Faster charge speeds would be nice, but personally, the charge speeds have not negatively impacted me. The ioniq 5 charges plenty fast for my use cases
For me personally, the idea of needing to go to a station to fill up at a high cost to run an electric motor seems like added complexity when I can just plug in at home and not bother with that, and save a bunch of money for the convenience.
I’ve had an EV for 6 years and done many road trips. I recently bought a class b camper van which has replaced the car for road trips.
I find that my stops are often longer with the van because I can’t multi-task. With the car, I plug in, take the dog to piss/crap/stretch, and then I go to the bathroom and possibly get something to eat drink.
With the van its all serial and pump gas, walk dog, pee adds up to a 20 to 30 minute stop anyways.
Not an SUV or a crossover. I want a compact car like a Civic or a Corolla. Like a VW e-Golf, or the Ford Focus EV, but that’s as affordable as a standard compact car with a good range.
Hydrogen fuel cells would be a great alternative to electric batteries, and you can refuel in minutes. Or if you’re worried about the hydrogen, how about solid state batteries that allow fast charging to 80% in minutes and are much safer? What’s the hold up? Are they just trying to get rid of their existing battery stock?
Who knows. But hydrogen seems like a step back. Faster charge speeds would be nice, but personally, the charge speeds have not negatively impacted me. The ioniq 5 charges plenty fast for my use cases
Why is hydrogen a step back?
For me personally, the idea of needing to go to a station to fill up at a high cost to run an electric motor seems like added complexity when I can just plug in at home and not bother with that, and save a bunch of money for the convenience.
I’ve had an EV for 6 years and done many road trips. I recently bought a class b camper van which has replaced the car for road trips.
I find that my stops are often longer with the van because I can’t multi-task. With the car, I plug in, take the dog to piss/crap/stretch, and then I go to the bathroom and possibly get something to eat drink.
With the van its all serial and pump gas, walk dog, pee adds up to a 20 to 30 minute stop anyways.