If you are an EV zealot, do you 'hypermile' your EV to try and inflate it's abilities?

'Hypermiling' is the practice of trying to extract ever possible mile, or km, of range from your EV by very carefully structuring how you use it. ie. never using heating or cooling unless you must in order to survive, never driving 'hard' or taking off under high acceleration from a standing start, never hauling any loads, and similar things.

If you are an EV user, how do you charge it? Are you a true net-zero person who only charges with solar and wind energy 'collected' from your own equipment at your own property? or do you grid-charge, or use public chargers (which might be solar/battery, or grid, or generator powered)?

EV's are not 'green' - they are differently complex.

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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

While I totally agree that alternative methods are and absolute must, I don't believe these current types of Electric Vehicles (EVs) are the answers.

Most have neglected to consider hydrogen fuel cells which is another type of EV.

No charging is needed for them and the batteries can last between 150,000 to 200,000 miles. The only thing needed is to occasionally add some hydrogen every 300-400 miles. With soon to come upto 600 miles. It generates its own electricity with water as a by product.

And when the life of the battery is over they can easily and safely be recycled. There's nothing toxic in it to begin with.

Must note the Mercedes-Benz is a EV hybrid. The only one.

mysteryespresso

I tried test drive of ev, it’s fun to drive. Simpler than regular car. The issue is repair right now.

YoMomma ·

I have a hybrid Prius

butterflybaby75 · 46-50, F

@YoMomma Hybrids are the smart choice if there's going to be a push to 'electrify everything.

zonavar68 · 56-60, M

i think a lot of ev people are forced to hypermile just to get to a public charger that works. Gamble that doesnt always pay off.

Zeusdelight · 61-69, M

@zonavar68 Haven't heard of public chargers that do not work.

zonavar68 · 56-60, M

@Zeusdelight Ev charger cable theft, power grid outages, general defects, vandalism other than cable theft, extreme hot or cold making them not work, etc.

Zeusdelight · 61-69, M

@zonavar68 still not heard any reports. Anything in the news?

3Dogmatic · 46-50, M

No. I wring out my V8 on the regular.

Zeusdelight · 61-69, M

I would hope that people would also Hyperpetrol, otherwise they are wasting money.

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