Comments by "Scott Franco" (@scottfranco1962) on "A Complete Beginner's Guide to Electric Vehicles" video.

  1. I have had a Tesla since 2018, and a Bolt since 2017. I have two chargers, one Tesla at 48 amps and one J1772 at 30 amps. They are on individual drops from the panel, so they can both be used at the same time. I rarely use the Tesla charger now, because I get a charge for free at work, so why not. I could do a bunch of calculation to get the best range, or I could do what I do, which is just drive fast and don't worry about it. There are Tesla chargers everywhere in California, so its rare I need to extend range. 275 Kw chargers are common here, and non-Tesla chargers are here at 350 Kw, yes, more than Tesla. You can get a charge in 15 minutes, but frankly I rarely do that. Even just stopping for coffee more than covers 20-30 minutes. Even at my wasteful use of power, it cost $20 for the trip I just made from San Francisco to LA. Try that with a gas car. The point is, charge fast, drive fast, be happy. EVs at WORST are far better than gas cars at their BEST. And everyone is going to be driving that way in their EVs very soon anyways.
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