Electric vehicle has ruined my day

[cactustwirly]

Sadly free to use charging points at supermarkets and the like are essentially trickle chargers, very slow to a full charge - helpful for a top up over an hour in store, but not for a zero to hero charge.

Sadly a combination of factors are at play here:

• The car isn’t yours, you had no control over its charge level before you set off.
• You had no prior familiarity with the car, nor what’s involved in owning/using a electric car (and as such get caught out with the various chargers/charging networks).
• Potentially an issue with the car itself regarding range etc.

Over time, I’ve become a lot more comfortable using an electric car (company fleet vehicle) and have done so for longer distance journeys - but I make sure I’ve got control of as many variables as possible, and would certainly consider an EV for my next car. It’s not all bad, just takes some adjusting and planning.

But I could hire any ICE car, and quickly get familiar with it within a few minutes. It isn't rocket science to plug a lead into a car.

You don't need to sign into 20 different apps, to use a pay at pump petrol stations, so why is it acceptable for charging?

This is why I don't believe in EVs, they have too many flaws, very expensive to make and buy. They aren't that much greener than an ICE anyway.

 

[Ediswan]

You might well have been able to get one from Southampton Airport itself - although it's one of the smaller airports, most have car hire desks which are geared up to business travellers arriving at unsocial hours and wanting to pick up a car for business visits.

And liable to charge premium prices for that service. A quick search suggests that car hire there opens at 08:00.

Edit: "quick" as in did not spend too much time, not suggesting the information is trivial to find.

 

[mmh]

in Hong Kong

It took this thread a remarkable length of time to reach its obvious conclusion. Hampshire is not Hong Kong.

 

[Cowley]

Ok I think the point has been made now and I don’t think there’s much more to add.
Thanks all.