Marco Arment

It's about I can get about 30 amps out of it. So I just plug into that and my car is full overnight and that's it. So I charged up at my house, I went up there, I charged there, drove around a lot, and then drove home, and I got home with like, you know, 20% or so. Nice. Just to give you some idea of like, you know, all of your range anxiety, what I'm trying to do is...

It's about I can get about 30 amps out of it. So I just plug into that and my car is full overnight and that's it. So I charged up at my house, I went up there, I charged there, drove around a lot, and then drove home, and I got home with like, you know, 20% or so. Nice. Just to give you some idea of like, you know, all of your range anxiety, what I'm trying to do is...

I mean, look, nothing's going to cure your range anxiety about a full battery EV until you actually own one. But what I'm trying to do is kind of just give you, you know, examples of like how much you don't really need to think about it as much as you think you will.

I mean, look, nothing's going to cure your range anxiety about a full battery EV until you actually own one. But what I'm trying to do is kind of just give you, you know, examples of like how much you don't really need to think about it as much as you think you will.

And even like I am the kind of person that I don't – you kind of have to define like what's the lowest percentage charge I'm comfortable with getting it down to before I need to plug in or want to be at a place where I can plug in. And for different people, this is different. Like, I'm the kind of person where, like, I don't even let my phone battery ever go all the way to zero.

And even like I am the kind of person that I don't – you kind of have to define like what's the lowest percentage charge I'm comfortable with getting it down to before I need to plug in or want to be at a place where I can plug in. And for different people, this is different. Like, I'm the kind of person where, like, I don't even let my phone battery ever go all the way to zero.

I have, like, when people say, like, my phone died, that kind of irritates me. That's like saying my kid starved. It's like, that implies some, you know, some, like, nothing. This action just happened. It's like, well, you didn't charge it and you used it down to zero. Anyway. I'm a person who – my phone has never died. I literally have never drained a phone battery to zero because I manage it.

I have, like, when people say, like, my phone died, that kind of irritates me. That's like saying my kid starved. It's like, that implies some, you know, some, like, nothing. This action just happened. It's like, well, you didn't charge it and you used it down to zero. Anyway. I'm a person who – my phone has never died. I literally have never drained a phone battery to zero because I manage it.

If it's getting down low, I'll stop using the phone or I'll put it in obviously low power mode or if I'm really desperate, like airplane mode. But I don't think I've ever – outside of like a hike, I don't think I've ever had to do that, like a week-long hike I'm saying where my phone still didn't reach zero.

If it's getting down low, I'll stop using the phone or I'll put it in obviously low power mode or if I'm really desperate, like airplane mode. But I don't think I've ever – outside of like a hike, I don't think I've ever had to do that, like a week-long hike I'm saying where my phone still didn't reach zero.

Anyway, so the point is – so with the car, I'm willing to get it down to 15% if I'm arriving somewhere that I know I can definitely charge like a known fast charger or my house or my in-law's house. I'm willing to let it go that low. And if you are willing to let it go that low, you can get a lot of places because the thing is like even after – suppose you get it down to 15%.

Anyway, so the point is – so with the car, I'm willing to get it down to 15% if I'm arriving somewhere that I know I can definitely charge like a known fast charger or my house or my in-law's house. I'm willing to let it go that low. And if you are willing to let it go that low, you can get a lot of places because the thing is like even after – suppose you get it down to 15%.

Well, if your car has like 300 miles of range – that's still plenty of rings that you could use to drive to the next charger. If you really had to like the next one, you know, the next closest one. Um, so the reality of owning an EV is you think it's going to be so much worse and you think you have to like plan every single bit.

Well, if your car has like 300 miles of range – that's still plenty of rings that you could use to drive to the next charger. If you really had to like the next one, you know, the next closest one. Um, so the reality of owning an EV is you think it's going to be so much worse and you think you have to like plan every single bit.

And really the margin of error is pretty big and, and the capacities you have are pretty big and this is, and it's getting better all the time as more stations open up. So like you, Even if you pull up to a charger and it's broken or full or whatever, you can probably just go to the next one with the range you have left.

And really the margin of error is pretty big and, and the capacities you have are pretty big and this is, and it's getting better all the time as more stations open up. So like you, Even if you pull up to a charger and it's broken or full or whatever, you can probably just go to the next one with the range you have left.

Or you can probably make it your entire trip without even using the fast chargers. So this is a problem that is understandable for you to be all tense about. But again, I think once you get an EV for the first time, which I think should be soon, I think you're going to be very surprised how little of a problem it really is.

Or you can probably make it your entire trip without even using the fast chargers. So this is a problem that is understandable for you to be all tense about. But again, I think once you get an EV for the first time, which I think should be soon, I think you're going to be very surprised how little of a problem it really is.

Yeah, I think, I mean, first of all, like, I don't think it's quite fair to compare what you paid six years ago to what prices are today because I think prices of everything will be higher today. That's true. But, you know, even setting that aside, of course, yeah, EVs tend to be more expensive because batteries are still very expensive. So, of course, that is a factor to consider. Yeah.

Yeah, I think, I mean, first of all, like, I don't think it's quite fair to compare what you paid six years ago to what prices are today because I think prices of everything will be higher today. That's true. But, you know, even setting that aside, of course, yeah, EVs tend to be more expensive because batteries are still very expensive. So, of course, that is a factor to consider. Yeah.