A Yellowknife man bought a fully electric truck, expecting to install the 80 amp Level 2 charger it came with at his home. Then he found out he’d need to pay $12,000 to upgrade a transformer in his neighbourhood to make it work.
The average Canadian commute is less than 100km round trip, even a 15amp charger can do that overnight (and it’s better for the battery). People’s fixation on recharging their car is the result of shit reporting and anti-electrification propaganda. No one complains that they can’t charge their phone in under 5 min, why should a car be any different?
I do complain about this. I have other devices with swappable batteries. I leave one on the charger at all times for instant recharging. I would like this on my phone too, but a car would be impractical.
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The average Canadian commute is less than 100km round trip, even a 15amp charger can do that overnight (and it’s better for the battery). People’s fixation on recharging their car is the result of shit reporting and anti-electrification propaganda. No one complains that they can’t charge their phone in under 5 min, why should a car be any different?
I do complain about this. I have other devices with swappable batteries. I leave one on the charger at all times for instant recharging. I would like this on my phone too, but a car would be impractical.