Wonder if we can look forward to this type of experience in the US?
I charge at EA every week and almost always one out of three stations is out of order. Usually that is not a problem but yesterday there was a Fiat 500 EV and a Ford e-Mach charging and I had to wait for them since the third station was broken.Wonder if we can look forward to this type of experience in the US?
So true!Agree his experience is limited - he has so many other cars to play with (to make time to drive the 1 EV he has) such that he doesn't have the time to do his homework and check the environment for charging options (and their status - working / not working). Ionity isn't the only game in town nor is Ultra Fast charging "essential" - 50kW is probably more plentiful than is perhaps realised. Not perfect but not a disaster either.
It becomes much easier, when a law is passed. In China, car parks have to turn a small percentage into EV charging slots. In Germany a new law was passed so property owners cannot say no when a tenant requests it.I suspect this will change in time but don't purchase an EV with a view that it will be plain sailing to have your own EVSE installed in such an environment on demand - it may never happen.
First of all, I can't believe people still watch his crap. I met him at SEMA a couple years ago, stopped watching his videos after watching just one. Arrogant, annoying, full of himself.Can't stand him so meh.
For the US, this is exactly right. EA does have some issues with individual chargers being down, so this will need to be improved as more and more EV's that rely on the EA network hit the road. Luckily, most of the new EV's being released in the near future have faster charging capability, so hopefully that will assist with functioning EA chargers when on a road trip. I have had my Taycan for a year, and had a e-Tron for 6 months before that, and I never have had to wait for an EA charger, however, I can see this changing in the future.I charge at EA every week and almost always one out of three stations is out of order. Usually that is not a problem but yesterday there was a Fiat 500 EV and a Ford e-Mach charging and I had to wait for them since the third station was broken.
Btw all recent EA issues are not like the ones in early days where you call and they can fix the issue remotely. The new ones could not be resolved over the phone.
I can see the situation getting worst with so many EVs to be released next year, all relying in EA network.
Similar here.. only in fact on 2 occasions when I have tried for fun/ nothing else to do, it’s generally been an awful experience! Literally, amateur hour.I bought my first EV 6 months ago and have never charged it out in the wild due to lockdown restrictions.
Lol!I’m no fan of his and he reminds me of that CBeebies character, Mr Tumble.