EV charge times

Part of the problem that makes a roadside rescue/repair harder for an EV is that many designs have no easy procedure  to allow towing or pushing to a safe place - there is no equivalent to putting into a neutral gear and handbrake off. There could be, but it is not actually done, and if the aux power is off then you are snookered if the last action in ‘fault’ state is to screw the electric brakes to the on position.

The other thing that does not yet exist are ‘jumper cables’ to allow one EV to partly recharge another - allowing one to limp a mate to the next lay-by would be good.  The AA man and the well prepared hobbyist carries a jerry can and some 12V jump leads for a normal car, but the EV equivalent is lacking.

I understand that actually most EV breakdown call-outs relate to tyres and wheel damage, (pot holes and punctures affect all car types as the top scoring show stopper) then problems with the 12V auxiliary circuits,  while traction power failure is quite a way down the list.

Mike

Part of the problem that makes a roadside rescue/repair harder for an EV is that many designs have no easy procedure  to allow towing or pushing to a safe place - there is no equivalent to putting into a neutral gear and handbrake off. There could be, but it is not actually done, and if the aux power is off then you are snookered if the last action in ‘fault’ state is to screw the electric brakes to the on position.

The other thing that does not yet exist are ‘jumper cables’ to allow one EV to partly recharge another - allowing one to limp a mate to the next lay-by would be good.  The AA man and the well prepared hobbyist carries a jerry can and some 12V jump leads for a normal car, but the EV equivalent is lacking.

I understand that actually most EV breakdown call-outs relate to tyres and wheel damage, (pot holes and punctures affect all car types as the top scoring show stopper) then problems with the 12V auxiliary circuits,  while traction power failure is quite a way down the list.

Mike