America’s Electric Vehicle Dream Plagued By Broken Charging Stations, Study Finds

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America’s Electric Vehicle Dream Plagued By Broken Charging Stations, Study Finds
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February 21, 2023
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Electric vehicle drivers found that the nearest public charger was unusable in more than one in five charging attempts, according to an updated survey by J.D. Power, Kelley Blue Book (KBB) reported Tuesday.

J.D. Power had reported in August that 20% of more than 11,500 surveyed drivers failed to charge their vehicle at the nearest station in the first half of 2022, but the number climbed to 21% when data for the second half of 2022 was included, according to KBB. Of those instances where customers failed to charge, 72% of respondents cited an out of service station, 12% cited a long wait or lack of available chargers, and 10% cited payment processing errors, Brent Gruber, executive director of global automotive at J.D. Power, told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

“We can’t add new chargers and let all those old ones fall into a state of disrepair,” Gruber told KBB. “We have to manage the maintenance of those as well because that’s the only way we’re going to meet the consumer demand.”

https://dailycaller.com/2023/02/21/ev-charging-stations-21-percent-failure/

[SZonian]

Went to my dentist whose office is in a shopping center.  I parked in one of 6 available slots reserved for "electric" cars and their charging.

All the charging stations had been removed...

[Kamaji]

[Smokin Joe]

Just wait until the meth heads find out there's copper in them....

[Hoodat]

Copper, you say?

[Kamaji]

Just wait until the meth heads find out there's copper in them....

Some of them probably have, which might explain some of the non-functioning units.

[mountaineer]

I'm lifting this from a Facebook post. Of course, I have no idea whether it really was written by a state trooper, but for your entertainment, I present:

From an anonymous State Trooper

I’m not a fan of all electric vehicles. Too many variables affecting battery consumption. Definitely not suited for cold climates. The following experience just cements my distaste for EV’s, especially Teslas.

I get sent to a motorist assist the other day, at the start of our snow storm. Tesla on the side of the interstate, dead battery. So I arrive on scene and the occupants have the right-front door open. They tell me that they can’t open any other doors, because the battery is dead. Sure enough. Can’t open the doors from inside or outside. The driver also can’t get her license out of the glove box where she put it during their trip. Because the glovebox opens electronically… and the battery is dead. You actually have to use the computer in the center of the dash to open the glovebox.

They said they had 10% battery left, should’ve been plenty to get from that location to the charging station nearby. Then all of a sudden the whole car shut off and they coasted to the shoulder.

So now I have to find them a tow. No one wants to tow EV’s. Finally found one company to do it. 8 mile trip to the charging station in Tomah. $1,000! Normal vehicle on the flatbed would’ve been $150.

So now we’re at the Tesla superchargers. Guess what. Can’t open the f’n charging port because the battery is dead!!! The ports open, you guessed it, electronically!!! 🤦🏼‍♂️🤬. And we also can’t open the doors now (had to close the one open door when it was loaded onto the wrecker). The owners manual is in the on board computer, but the battery is dead.

I got the occupants to a store where they’d be warm while calling the rental company to figure out how to charge this POS, so I’m not sure of the outcome. I had to leave for a crash report.

 I’ll stick with my dinosaur burner.

[goatprairie]

The ultimate goal of leftists is not just to make people drive EVs, but to totally eliminate cars. Cars mean freedom for people. Leftists want to control people and restrict what they do. England is already punishing people for driving too much outside their designated districts.
Think the leftists won’t try that here? Think again.
They want to eliminate all vehicles, gasoline powered or electric.
When all gas powered vehicles are gone and only EVs are left, the leftists will point to the enormous cost to mine minerals like lithium to power them and declare them unsustainable. Then they’ll attempt to eliminate all personal, powered conveyances.
Hopefully, we will still have guns when they try to do those things. Events could be very bloody.

[Smokin Joe]

The ultimate goal of leftists is not just to make people drive EVs, but to totally eliminate cars. Cars mean freedom for people. Leftists want to control people and restrict what they do. England is already punishing people for driving too much outside their designated districts.
Think the leftists won’t try that here? Think again.
They want to eliminate all vehicles, gasoline powered or electric.
When all gas powered vehicles are gone and only EVs are left, the leftists will point to the enormous cost to mine minerals like lithium to power them and declare them unsustainable. Then they’ll attempt to eliminate all personal, powered conveyances.
Hopefully, we will still have guns when they try to do those things. Events could be very bloody.

I think the left has ignored a fundamental aspect of human nature.

Where there is a need, it will be filled.

You might see some interesting steam powered vehicles in the future, that will burn anything from compressed gas to roadside litter, sticks, even bundles of weeds from the ditch to get up enough of a head to keep moving, but people WILL find a way to get around. I have a feeling vans will be in demand, because they can house the boiler and engine, and use the heat to keep warm. Hang an alternator on the engine, and there is enough electricity to keep a lot of things going (defroster, heater fan, lights).

[goatprairie]

I think the left has ignored a fundamental aspect of human nature.

Where there is a need, it will be filled.

You might see some interesting steam powered vehicles in the future, that will burn anything from compressed gas to roadside litter, sticks, even bundles of weeds from the ditch to get up enough of a head to keep moving, but people WILL find a way to get around. I have a feeling vans will be in demand, because they can house the boiler and engine, and use the heat to keep warm. Hang an alternator on the engine, and there is enough electricity to keep a lot of things going (defroster, heater fan, lights).

The return of the great steam engines? Never say never I guess. Maybe the Stanley Steamer will make a comeback.

[Kamaji]

Alcohol powered engines.