Just occurred to me this morning. Since I got my LEAF last December I drove about 4500 miles which would equate to about 15 gas station fill ups in my old ICE vehicle. 15 x ~5 minutes per fill = 75 minutes give or take. Over the course of this year I expect I will be saving at least 4 to 5 hours of my life not spending time watching the gallon counter at the gas pump.
I charge exclusively at home on my L2 unless I'm going somewhere far where I can't come back on one charge. Yes I will spend a little more time on the DCFC chargers when I have one of those longer distance drives and many naysayers seem to focus on those experiences compared to the positive reality.
If you net it all I will actually still be spending less time charging my EV compared to my time spent filling up my ICE under comparable use case and pattern.
Probably a silly post since this is so obvious but it just occurred to me. It will be fun to take this angle next time a friend/colleague/family member starts to berate me about how EVs are not ready for prime time because of time spent at the charger... Its all about the big picture!
I charge exclusively at home on my L2 unless I'm going somewhere far where I can't come back on one charge. Yes I will spend a little more time on the DCFC chargers when I have one of those longer distance drives and many naysayers seem to focus on those experiences compared to the positive reality.
If you net it all I will actually still be spending less time charging my EV compared to my time spent filling up my ICE under comparable use case and pattern.
Probably a silly post since this is so obvious but it just occurred to me. It will be fun to take this angle next time a friend/colleague/family member starts to berate me about how EVs are not ready for prime time because of time spent at the charger... Its all about the big picture!