Re: 2018 Mercedes G-Class
Whoopsy:Well people don't top of their gas tanks every night before they go to bed, they only refuel it when needed........
Of course not, because who would like to have a petrol station at home? Wouldn't it on the other hand be quite practical if it automatically filled up your cars each night the number of liters consumed that day? Then you would not need to take that tour to the petrol station and fill up each second week.... This is how convenient it is owning an EV.
Which is like every few days or weeks depending on how much a car is driven. Unlike a electric car which is practically empty after every drive........
No, it is never empty. On those days that you plan to drive more than 350km there are Supercharges. EV-drivers never run low on energy and to be honest never heard of someone who got stuck on the side of the road because of empty battery.
I mean, the risk is higher that the engine stall or having a flat tire...
When the 918 comes home, it doesn't always get the same parking spot where the charger is located, not a problem, it doesn't need to be charged every night, it has a gas engine to recharge the battery if needed.
I'm sure if you had a EV that parking spot with the charger would be dedicated for that car. Or install multiple chargers instead, problem solved. And it's not a problem plugging the car in when parking up. It's just a routine that owners get used to in the same way that they remember to brush their teeth before going to bed.
There are all sorts of reasons why people can't plug in their electric car at night every night, the charging spot at the apartment complex is taken up, they spent the night parked on the street outside of their girlfriend/boyfriend's home, friend's home, etc.
Sure, it is more convenient to have overnight charging. But I don't understand this comment at all. You have around 350-400km on range. And if you let's say drive 100km for visiting a friend you know that you have plenty of range to get back home again. Or if the distance is longer there is a Supercharger en route that will be used for filling up.
What you're talking about are just non existing problems in the real world.
Here is one typical scenario, someone drove the Tesla all day, be it for work or whatever, he planned to go home and plug it in, but a booty call comes and he spent the night at the girl's place, the Tesla is practically empty the next morning and can't last the drive back to the office or home where the charger is located.
Not sure I follow. Why would he end up outside the booty with zero battery in the first place? Who are so dumb to do that? And remember again, when he started of that morning he had 350+ km of range. And after the nice night with the booty he would off course have range to get home, to the office or to a supercharger.
Once again, this is a scenario that does not exist. One must be really a dumb to get into situations where range is an issue. It's not different from any other thing in life we plan or schedule.
I'm sure you will change your mind when the Mission-E is in your garage in a couple of years