Free Charging at Cavenaugh Hyundai Arkansas
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- Hyundai in N.E. Arkansas has free L3 charging for the public. I don't know how long it's gonna be free but it is as of May 5, 2024. I decided to test this new site with the Niro EV to see how both the car and station would perform.
I also bloviate about other nonsense as well.
Although I'm anecdotal as well, Chargepoint is the most consistent of the biggies although if one has a car capable of faster charging, I can see why one would prefer EA, Francis or others. That is one advantage, to me, of the Bolt as 55kW is less than the top rate of most Level 3 units so I rarely have to consider that when I need to charge away from home/work. Driving 100 miles, I have a few freebies in that range so I can charge there but I rarely see "faster" vehicles there. I don't blame them as time vs. money is a concern but I'm unsure how I would approach that situation until in it myself.
Regarding charging, the situation that I like when explaining is that it's like pouring a glass of water. Starting empty, it is full pour. As it starts filling up, it is only natural to slow the pour so as not to overfill the glass. Same thing with charging, overvoltage is dangerous and considered a "preventable" situation. Part of the countermeasures for that is to have the charging curve be what it is i.e. slowing its roll as it nears the top. We won't know over the short-term whether this is beneficial, detrimental or neutral for the battery packs and it may even be model specific. They have a good idea but nothing beats multiple data points of actual data over decades. That's part of why the Taycan is an interesting entrant in the space as their charge curve is so different from the others.
I also wanted to comment on your previous comment to me. Unfortunately, either you or this video sharing entity zapped the video before I could do so. Anyway, my insurance strategy is different than yours so I probably shouldn't compare my overall cost to anyone else as my coverage doesn't have advantages that you have but at the cost of not having to incur other costs that you do. I stand by the basics of what I wrote regarding the levels of insurability of Tesla. However, as always, one should check how it would apply to one's own situation. I don't feel that I stressed that enough so wanted to comment this for posterity.
I never realized that ChargePoint is usually slower than EA. I don't remember ever even looking at the max output until I did this video. Well, on the few road trips I guess I did look at EA to make sure I was not taking up a 350 amp charger unless the slow one was broken.
I've always driven slow charging cars. The Bolt and now the Niro. The Niro is faster than the Bolt but not by much.
Our insurance seems to be cheaper than most people I know. We have the tracking dongle in all of our cars and last week a family member, who uses the same agent and insurance company as us was complaining about how high her insurance has gotten. I told her to get the tracking device that tracks your driving style and they'll give you a discount. I told her allegedly. I say allegedly they don't raise your rates if you drive aggressively so if true it can never hurt but only help. She didn't seem to interested in doing that.
@@ArkansasEV I've heard about those types of companies. One who's completely online practically said what you wrote verbatim. Most of my driving is around "back roads" and I hate driving in rush hour so I try to avoid the crowds.
I never did more to investigate it.and it has been like 2 years. How would I get a quote if I went that route? Do I receive some sort of OBD2 scanner and drive around for a couple of weeks and from that, they would provide a quote? Then, upon renewal, they would review that 6-month amount of data and provide a quote for renewal? If that's the case, I can see why some would not prefer that method but safer drivers may be leaving money on the table in exchange for less of their habits being out there. Thanks in advance for the info.
@@l1ghtc0ntact77 With State Farm and probably most, they simply give you a very small device. I don't know why I call it a dongle but always have. It's probably an inch square and 1/2 inch thick. You download the app then through it set it up in a minute or two. You have to grant it access to gather information and location something has to be 'allow always for this app'. Then, after the very easy setup process you put it anyplace you want in the car. It has mounting tape but I simply lay mine, without the tape, in the bottom of the console. Then it forever tracks your driving habits. You can look on the app and see each trip and how many hard brakes you had, how many fast takeoffs etc. I think it has an overall score as well. I need to do a video about this and might do that soon.
@@l1ghtc0ntact77 Another thing. It tracks every place you go and how safe you were getting there. I know many people that don't want that because 'what if they are sharing it with the government'? Well, I can understand that but I just don't care much myself. I'd rather they did not and I bet they say they are not but if they are well I can live with it.
@@ArkansasEV Yes, please do. That is, if it isn't too much trouble.