Anyways, we were thinking of purchasing a BEV such as the MACHE, but it's becoming pretty apparent, that third party public DC fast charging model does not work. Chargers broken, dead or slow all the time. I think the only way this will play out is for the car makers to integrate their own charging network into their business, similar to Tesla and Rivian. This will result in proprietary handshakes, so the charger will only work with a specific maker or perhaps a consortium of makers of cars but by going this route the maker(s) will need to ensure their customers have a good experience owning the vehicle AND charging the vehicle. Thus chargers will be reliable and work properly.
It's too bad, because I thought public DC fast charging would work out, but all I read about are dead, broken or slow chargers and that could really ruin a road trip. Frankly, I would be too nervous with my wife on a road trip all by herself and not able to charge.
Because of this I think we're going to just purchase a plugin hybrid. I can't see spending $80K for a car where road-trips are iffy at best. Unless someone has a consistently pleasant experience with charging, I'd like to hear it.
Sorry to hijack the thread here, but again and again I'm reading about charging issues when on road trips.
