As millions of people head to holiday events, even the best-prepared electric vehicle (EV) operators could find themselves stuck, trapping other road warriors in the Christmas mayhem.
Pushing the green agenda, President Joe Biden and other members of the “build back better” fandom have readily seized opportunities to force the transition from reliable gas vehicles to electric vehicles before establishing infrastructure to support them.
With the American Automobile Association predicting the second-busiest Christmas travel period since 2000, warning bells are ringing for EV owners and potential renters about the problems they could face which traditional drivers will not face.
According to AAA, more than 115 million Americans are expected to travel, and approximately 104 million will be on the road between Dec. 23 and Jan. 1 driving to destinations at least 50 miles away from home.
An electric vehicle driver herself, Axios reporter Joann Muller spoke about the challenges of “Crossing the River and the Forest” she could face, particularly when traveling in colder climates.
“Electric vehicle road trips require advance planning, especially in colder weather, which can significantly decrease battery life,” she he remarked. “My husband and I found this out firsthand last February when the temperatures dropped on a road trip back to Michigan from Florida… We had a lot of confidence in our car's driving range and pretty much we had to hobble to a charging station as the battery warnings kept flashing…more urgent messages”.
He also noted that in addition to planning charging stops, extensive time had to be taken into account or drivers risked missing the events they were headed to. “I missed half of my niece's baby shower because I had to stop and charge the electric vehicle I was testing.”
His was not a unique experience like MotorTrend's Christian Seabaugh related their own harrowing adventure after a Labor Day family emergency forced them to travel hundreds of miles, in what should have taken hours, turned into an overnight ordeal.
“We hit the I-5 with 37 miles of range and a 14 percent charge,” the writer noted, having opted to drive further to charge at what were considered more reliable stations, “it navigate the 98 Tesla Supercharger stops, dodged the holiday crowds who stopped for dinner and found the distinctive green glow of Harris Ranch's six Electrify America towers.
“Two were occupied by charging vehicles, one was completely offline with a dark screen and one was showing a 'Charger not available!' message, but the last two appeared to be online,” he detailed before explaining that there so lucky and the customer service rep was unable to reset them successfully. After being advised to return to a station he had already passed, he drove across the motorway to an alternative charging station without success.
Resorting to waiting in line for a working charger meant a two-hour wait before an hour's charge only brought the car to 64 percent charge. Ultimately, since the arrival time has passed from midnight to 3 am, it was decided to book a hotel with a charger for the night.
Another report from Business Insider detailed as could be the brutal efforts to increase the autonomy of an electric vehicle in the driver. “A car with a combustion engine creates heat as a by-product, so turning on the radiator is no big deal. But electric cars use energy from their batteries to generate heat, so drivers have to choose between maximum autonomy and maximum comfort”.
“I drove back to New York on a cold morning with 176 miles of range. When I went to turn on the heat, the indicated range was down to 125 miles. The options were: stay toasty and charge twice, or brave the cold and stick with the planned one-stop strategy,” he said before stating, “I bundled up and relied mostly on seat and steering wheel heaters (which are more efficient) .than the normal heater) to make things almost bearable.I'd be lying if I said I haven't cursed these silly electric cars under my breath a time or two.
With the risk of inexperienced operators being stranded on the road, at their destinations due to dead batteries sitting in the cold and other problems, Axios also recalled that rental companies expected the cars to return loaded the same they wanted the fuel to be the same. level at the time the driver receives the keys.
Thoughts and prayers for everyone who will be spending the Christmas weekend waiting in line at the electric vehicle charging station. pic.twitter.com/uEw58cw468
— Daniel (@VoteLewko) December 22, 2023
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