People buy EV's and do this (UPDATE)

"LJ909" (lj909)
11/20/2019 at 11:26 • Filed to: EV, Chevy Bolt

My moms neighbor brought a brand new Chevy Bolt. With nowhere to charge it. Mind you, these are apartments. So this thing is parked on the street day in,

and day out. Just sitting, until they can reach a charger to charge it. And the closest EV charging stations are 2 random ones at a Nissan dealership 4 miles away. I really do think some people go in blind with buying EV’s not realizing the differences in living with one on a daily basis it has. Or they honestly just treat them like ICE cars.

( Update: So my mom talks with this lady that owns this car from time to time. She told me that the lady doesnt work. Shes a stay at home mom who stays with the kids while the husband works but he has a Mercedes C300. She traded in Mini Clubman for the Bolt. My mom had asked her about it since she saw it was new and thought she had traded in the Mini for a Sonic. Apparently she says she traded it in because she was “tired of going to the gas station” and wanted something different. The real kicker is that she “charges it when she can” So she plans her errands around charging station locations. The cars moving every 1-3 days. )

DISCUSSION (14)

functionoverfashion > LJ909
11/20/2019 at 11:37

Maybe they can charge at work? Maybe I’m giving too much credit.

Ash78, voting early and often > LJ909
11/20/2019 at 11:38

Maybe she charges it at work, which is the opposite of what you’d expect, but for apartment people that’s about the only convenient possibility.

412GTI > LJ909
11/20/2019 at 11:39

Hey congrats to GM for actually selling a Bolt, I guess.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > 412GTI
11/20/2019 at 11:43

I actually see a fair number of them on the roads around here.

412GTI > Snuze: Needs another Swede
11/20/2019 at 11:45

Our city bought a bunch as parking authority cars so I always see those but besides that it’s Tesla central with a sprinkle of Leaf’s.

Nick Has an Exocet > 412GTI
11/20/2019 at 12:00

They are selling about 20-30k per year. That's really pretty good.

412GTI > Nick Has an Exocet
11/20/2019 at 12:09

Interesting that really isn’t bad at all.

facw > LJ909
11/20/2019 at 12:20

Or you know, they just charge at the office, and it’s totally fine?

LJ909 > functionoverfashion
11/20/2019 at 12:50

Maybe? I have no idea. But I've wondered what the power loss is like with the batteries when a ev sits like this.

LJ909 > Ash78, voting early and often
11/20/2019 at 12:51

Would be pretty inconvenient if that’s the case. Especially with how everyone commutes around here.

LJ909 > 412GTI
11/20/2019 at 12:52

Righ. I don’t see many. And the ones I do see are surprisingly either Uber or Lyfts.

Jayhawk Jake > LJ909
11/20/2019 at 13:19

Sits like what? The wheels are moved in the second picture.

My brother has a plug in hybrid with no way to charge it at home. He charges at work.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > LJ909
11/20/2019 at 14:00

I’d love to have an electric car, but this is a perfect example of the problem I would encounter. Given how little I drive these days, a full charge would probably last me a week, but I’d rather not chance it.

My dad took the cautious and cheap way, a V olt with solar panels on the roof. But he owns the house, and I don’t own mine. In the meantime I’ll just pump $30 worth of gas in my Mazda every two weeks...

LJ909 > Jayhawk Jake
11/20/2019 at 15:59

Read my update. She doesnt work.