EV Charging Doesn't Need to Be as Fast as Gas, Ionna CEO Says

We have been wanting an EV (something other than a Swasticar) for our next vehicle and think we could deal with the extended charging times required during a long drive or trip, but we ended up ruling it out.

For us the big problem is the difficulty getting parts and service. Service for the models we looked at is only available at dealers (and only some dealers), and parts are regularly not in dealer stock.

We really don’t want to risk taking a cross-county trip and having the car break down 200 miles from the nearest mechanic. With the additional real possibility of having to wait weeks (or months) for a part, an EV is not an appealing choice for us, at least not yet.

What are you expecting to break down? A modern internal combustion engine plus continuously variable transmission is one the world’s most complex pieces of engineering in common use today.

An electric drive system is trivial in comparison.

Yet EVs are much less reliable than many ICE vehicles. The control module is one of the weak points. When it fails the car is down until it’s replaced.

No

Huge Study Shows EVs More Reliable Than ICE Cars With One Surprising Common Issue

EVs averaged 4.2 breakdowns per 1,000 vehicles, while similarly aged combustion models more than doubled that rate

carscoops.com/…/new-study-shows-evs-are-more-reli…

Sorry for lazy copy/paste. 1st search result in ‘reliability EV ice’

Case in point: reddit.com/…/hyundais_iccu_problem_heres_what_we_…

The GM’s EV reliability is terrible. BMW, Lexus and Tesla are much better, but not looking for a luxury vehicle or a Tesla.

Get a BYD

But, I’m assuming you are a Yank, given your attitude, so you can’t get them

But you don’t want an EV anyway

Is your entire life purpose whinging about Yanks?