AnxietyRanger
Well-Known Member
Here is an informative article demonstrating the current challenges in using CCS charging for a 350 mile trip from San Jose to LA in a Chevy Bolt, including the author's conclusion:
Chevy Bolt EV: 800-mile trip in 238-mile electric car shows challenges remain
The CCS charging infrastructure needs to improve dramatically for the i-Pace and Q6 to be able to be driven more than 200 miles in a day without significant inconvenience.
No doubt.
Then again, where I live, work and spend my time, I could not get a similar distance covered in a Tesla either. The network(s) just are not sufficient yet to reasonably do that, unless I happen to want to go down very specific corridors at significant effort, which I personally have no reason to do... When I got my Tesla, there were no Superchargers at all, anywhere within its range.
Very few places in the world are like California. And a lot of people still wanted a Tesla there too, before Superchargers appeared.
But the thing is, none of that matters, because what matters to me - and I wager there are plenty of people like me who are interested in EVs at this stage - is home/work charging and large battery to handle my daily/weekly driving. That is a market the Bolt can easily cater to and any 2018 premium EVs as well. Plenty of potential there for these initial cars, I think...
Assuming they are otherwise appealing cars, of course. Bolt is a bit iffy in my books, probably too lowkey for its price... I-Pace and e-tron quattro, those I expect to be appealing cars.