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Sunday's Energy Absurdity: The Realities of Owning an EV vs. the Fantasies

Harsh truths about a technology that is not really ready for prime time.
David Blackmon
2 hr ago

Sunday's Energy Absurdity of the Day: An avid EV advocate, Matthew Spedding, has become an avid ET critic after actually buying one of the things and discovering the hard truth about them.

It's a fun read that only takes a couple of minutes, but it's a cautionary tale for everyone to understand. The main thing to understand is that EVs are fine so long as you go into owning one with realistic expectations about what is truly involved in the owning of one, which is quite different from the flowery fantasy world portrayed in EV makers' and politicians' misleading claims and million-dollar TV ads.



Here is Matthew’s post from LinkedIn:
Matthew Spedding

Matthew Spedding• 2ndComposite Prime | The Worlds Leading Composite Landscaping Products ??????6d •

Well folks, for those that followed my EV car journey, here’s why I’m NOT opting for an EV Company Car in my new position….??????

1. They are a pain in the a***
2. They are a pain in the a***
3. They are a pain in the a***

But seriously, I loved the car (I had an AUDI E-tron 55 top spec) however it was the most unpractical vehicle I have ever owned. I was grateful for the opportunity to switch to EV but I wish I’d taken one on a short term one month lease prior to making the switch.

So here’s my 8 top tips for ANYONE sitting there thinking about making the switch to EV with their company car…..

1. Get the car you want on a short term hire, or any EV car. It’s a life change, and I wish I’d trialled before I switched.

2. They lie to you about the mileage, it’s all a load of complete rubbish. If they tell you 280 miles to a full charge it’s actually 50% less if you want to drive like a normal person does or drive how you did before in a normal petrol / diesel car.

3. You don’t charge them to 100%, they advise 80% so actually the mileage they state on a full charge doesn’t matter anyway.

4. Be prepared to load your credit card into about 15 different apps, every charging station is run by a different provider - you’ll be forever sat their setting up new accounts.

5. The charging stations break a lot, plus you’ve got to wait for the person in a hybrid to stop charging their car to give them 30miles - it’s annoying.

6. Charge / range anxiety is a real thing, I thought I was hard enough for it not to bother me - but trust me, it’s a nightmare.

7. I can confirm you don’t just ‘pop for a coffee’ when it’s charging, 150KW chargers are always 100KW and they are like hens teeth. 22KW chargers are about as much use as a chocolate fire guard.

8. You’ll really appreciate time and how much extra time you need to add to your daily life to handle owning an EV.

I’m typically a very positive person but unfortunately on this occasion I feel responsible due to my precious EV posts….I’m sorry if you made the decision to switch based on my previous posts (I’m not responsible ??)

Yours sincerely,

A 6 week EV car owner.

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https://blackmon.substack.com/p/sundays-energy-absurdity-the-realities?publication_id=712558&post_id=88574739&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true