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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
That's what I mean, sometimes folks may be far from home and unable to wait to charge at home. Not to mention older apartment complexes where parking spots don't have power outlets.
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So then you charge from a public DC charger enough to get home and then charge the rest on cheap AC. Just what I did on Sunday.
If your apartment doesn't have chargers - don't buy an EV. As EV market share increases more apartment buildings will add chargers. It is already happening here in Portland and EVs are only 16% of new car sales.
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
I have already seen some folks using BEVs to drive on Uber, so they may not be able to drive back home whenever they need a charge, let alone patiently wait for a slow charge.
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Yes, and that is a business decision. Uber pays more to people that drive an EV and EVs have very low running costs. Plenty of uber drivers will pay for a fast charge in the middle of the day - the chargers across from my office are full of uber drivers. Many also slow charge overnight so they start the day with 300+ miles of range to drive customers around.
Getting back to the original topic - how quickly the premium for an F-150 Lightning pays back will vary based on someone's driving and personal situations. For someone like me that can charge at home for 8 cents per kWh vs paying $3.60 for a gallon of gas the payback is pretty quick. For others it might not make sense at all.