"We undertook a bold journey to Hyderabad in an all electric car attempting to be at the mercy of the roadside EV Charging Stations. We left Bangalore at 2:30 pm and reached Hyderabad at 5:30 am the next day....! Sharing our experience.
1. If you drive fast, above 100 kmph, the battery drains fast.
2. Bangalore - Hyderabad highway has numerous Charging Stations compared to many other highways
emerging from Bangalore.
3. The wayside Charging Stations are of 30 kilowatts, a few are of 60 kilowatts. Therefore, the charging time
takes longer.
4. There are numerous Charging Stations but have no back up power supply. As a result these are better to be
skipped.
5. Each Charging Station has its own App which has to be downloaded for connection and payment. They
being in remote locations, connectivity is poor to download. Our phones are now full of "Charging Apps".
6. On long distance drives, for those seated in the rear seat, Motion Sickness is more as the noiselessness, the
visual and audio inputs don't match the movement of the vehicle.
7. When a total discharge takes place, only god can help. You just have to get out of the car. The steering
wheel gets locked, electronics of the car shuts down completely. The vehicle needs to be taken on a flat
bed.
8. Now, we are thinking of acquiring (at least a second hand) fuel car
9. The best electric car has poor resale value.
Electric Vehicles are way too forward to the future: the Supply Chain infrastructure needs to improve a lot. As of now, an electric vehicle is definitely not recommended if you are a senior citizen and/or travelling with family and children.
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Tailpiece.
Got up at 5, the chores, the usual Wednesday morning 'aarathi' of the house and was ready by 10.
The maid was at work.
A quiet evening!
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