This is the first time I have ever driven a electric car, the first time I have been to a charging station, and the second time I have ever sat in a ev. (electric Vehicle)
when i started charging it in alexandria mn, i didnt know there was a place to change the setting for what percent you want it to charge to, when i came out of the target, it only went up 10 percent, i found there was a setting, so turned it to 80 percent, lots of things to learn
Yeah it seems the state of charging in the US is shockingly bad unless you have a Tesla, they basically have a monopoly. Completely different story here in Europe. Tesla network is pretty slow compared to Ionity, most Tesla chargers are 150-250kw whereas almost all ionity chargers are 350kw. So if you have a Porsche taycan that can take 315kw to 60% and 290 until 70% then you'd want to avoid charging at Tesla. That said, the new polestars can take around 200kw, old ones take up to 150kw and so can the Tesla network is fine, but I'd rank Ionity as #1 due to the better speed and then Tesla a very close 2nd. Also Tesla uses CCS 2 in Europe just like every other car, not sure about CCS 1 but CCS 2 supports auto pay and a lot of networks here in the UK now support it. Even older polestars now support it, so you could just plug in a polestar and it would automatically start charging and bill you without needing any authentication. Just like Teslas do. Charging has changed so much in the last year, let alone 2 or 3 years
@@iambenmitchell especially in france ! there's a law that says there must be a fast charging station anywhere there's a gas station on the highway ! Also all the prices are way less high
Try and rent a Tesla next road trip and do a comparison video. Easy to sit here in the comments and blah blah Tesla chargers are better, but once you experience them yourself, they really are the best. Hopefully you had fun on your road trip!
