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I can see how most people want DCQC. But not all. Suppose you are not in California, but in Glendive, MT. The closest public charging station is in Canada, and that is a L2. 321 km away. 200 miles. The odds of this person driving up to any DCQC in the next 3 years of your lease is just about...

The second, by a tiny amount. The difference isn't large for Li ion cells at normal C rates. Capacity of a Li ion will be very slightly different at 2C or 0.5C. Effect is rather larger for lead acid, or for Li ion at very high discharge rates (like 10+C). Air resistance is roughly proportional...

LOL. Cards: 2 Blink (work and personal), 2 Chargepoint (work and personal), AV, Semacharge, Greenlots, Circuit electrique, NRG EVGO, Plugshare phone app and I'm sure I've missed at least one. Maybe some day there will be a universal standard way to pay. Not yet.

My source isn't the best, was an email from a local high volume Leaf salesman. Thanks for finding a better percentage.

Nice for you, but not everyone has the same comfort. And seat comfort is a topic where different answers are not wrong.

I can see how 90%+ of people should chose DCQC. So realize that I'm mostly agreeing with you. However, look at Plugshare, there are large areas with no CCS plugs, and that isn't likely to change over the course of a lease. If you are in an area with no DCQC, then why? You will never use it even...

The reason to buy an EV without DC fast charging would be if the intended driving was 100% commuting.

I also do not own a Bolt. The seats are not ready for prime time, or at least not ready for me. Consider competitive advantages of ICE vs EV in two cases: 1) Daily commuting. Advantage EV: no fueling stops needed, less maintenance needed, more responsive, less air pollution, less climate...

DOE's budget is mostly spent on handling the USA's stock of nuclear weapons. Maybe they should change the name to avoid confusing people.

Not as bad as a 9. Trabant. Edmonds worst 100 lists it at:

A better tool would be a plug in hybrid, such as a Volt. Or a faster charging with more charging options EV like a Tesla. Your VW is only better as you don't pay for the harm it causes.

100,000 miles @ 4miles per kWh gives $0.04 more than wall rate. Actual cost is less, as 240 V charging is more efficient.

"Guess" is a caution that the mileage gauge is a projection based on history, and does not, as far as anyone knows, take into account today's conditions, other than temperature. Traffic varies. Where you drive varies. How you drive varies. Wind varies. Snow, rain and so forth. It might be a...

The difference between the Northwest and California. I drove 160 miles in my Leaf yesterday in normal NW summer temperatures, and the battery never got over 30C/86F. The hottest I've ever seen the battery get in the three and a half years I've owned the car was 36C/96F. If I buy a Bolt, I...

A bit off topic, but fits under long drives. There are several ways to activate a public charger. The ones I know about are: Access card or RFID dongle for the network. Chargepoint, Greenlots, SemaConnect, Blink, AV, AddEnergie, eVgo and more. Some phone apps (Plugshare using a credit card...

You do have a point that 5-6 years is too short to determine if climate is really changing, even on a global basis. Both rainfall and drought should increase as the climate warms. Rainfall increases because evaporation increases at higher temperatures, and what goes up will come down. Drought...

Not in moderator mode. You don't want to know when you sound like a concern troll? :o

Still concern trolling. When was the last time you tried to start your diesel at -80C? :lol:

Hmmm, sounds like concern trolling to me.

Then fix your garage.