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Originally Posted by olrocker
Again, you’re an engineer. Or you think like an engineer. Or you’re an electric car enthusiast.
Quit thinking like ANY of that.
It’s easy - for you. Since we’re throwing puns around (one of Elvis’ last hits off his 1977 Moody Blue album)
It’s not going to be “that simple” for millions of Americans who wouldn’t even assimilate using their phone app to “fueling” a car.
And again, they are going to go by the gauge on the dash.
You do not get it. I’m sorry. I know you’ve tried. I know these type of people much better than you.
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Cool, anecdotal information being given as facts. I also have a lot of anecdotal information.
Most people that I know buy cars as appliances. They are not remotely enthusiasts (my Camaro has been disrespected by being called a Mustang so many time I cannot count
). Most of these people are not engineers. They have all been able to figure out and use the apps for non-EV cars, most of them understand that it is better to not charge a battery to 100% nor let it get to 0%, so it wouldn't be hard to have them figure out to press a single button in an application for EVs.
I know people that bought an EV, people who previously only bought appliance cars (aka Toyotas) and who couldn't figure out how to use a GoPro and transfer videos off of it (hint: you plug it into a USB port, that's literally it). They figured out how to press that button in the app so that the majority of the time it only charges to 80%, and they even know to switch it back to 100% when they are getting ready for a road trip where they don't want to stop for a longer stretch.
My mom, who was tech adverse until well past retirement age (she had a flip phone until then and still had difficulty using that), is now able to use an Ipad to play games and look at pictures on Facebook. She can even pinch to zoom and swipe!
If the majority of people can use smartphones [
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet...sheet/mobile/] then installing an app and pressing a button does not seem difficult. I don't doubt that there will be some people who will not be able to for whatever reason, but then people still drive away from gas stations with the nozzle in their fuel fillers. I'm not sure that those small few are (nor should be) representative of the world.