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JUNE 2023 ISSUE: INDUSTRIAL CONNECTIVITY AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION TRENDS
By Reggie Hall | June 12, 2023
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TAKING THE ELECTRIC LEAP
According to AAPEX, adoption of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the U.S. has
increased substantially in recent years — they accounted for 6% of new vehicle
registrations in 2022 and are forecast to reach 56% of vehicles sold in 2035 and
81% in 2045. This would translate to 19% of the U.S. fl eet being BEVs or
hybrids in 2035.
Personally, I’ve long been intrigued by the idea of electric cars. I know
they’re not the green panacea that some proclaim them to be. Making (and
disposing of) those batteries doesn’t come without an environmental cost, and
the electricity used can come from many sources, some distinctly not green.
However, I do think they’re a step in the right direction toward better
sustainability. But what would it take to get more people to make the leap?
As the proud new owner of a 2020 Tesla Model 3, I can only tell you what made me
finally take the leap last month. And that was knowing people who already had
done so — early adopters, I suppose. Riding in my friends’ EVs, getting behind
the wheel myself, and seeing how simple the recharging aspect was (and how
prevalent the stations are today) made the decision seem much easier.
Lifestyle changes helped, too. I now work from home full time, so gone are the
days of a 50-mile daily roundtrip commute into the city. Most of my days consist
of not driving at all or perhaps driving a dozen miles — getting groceries or
driving my son to and from lacrosse practice. (Plus, my husband still drives a
gasoline car, so we have that at our disposal for longer trips.)
Even the home charging is easier than I would have guessed. The included mobile
charger plugs into the 110V outlet in my garage, so I’m putting off the decision
to have an electrician come install a 240V outlet. The 110V is slower; it gets
me about 5 miles of charge every hour, so roughly 120 miles every day. But as I
rarely drive that much, the slow charge is fine for my needs.
One argument I always heard was the slowness of the on-the-go charging. I’ve
found it to be convenient and fast. Charging to full with a Supercharger took
about 20 minutes for me, and I was surprised how many were in and around my
mid-sized city. They’re placed unassumingly in the corners of supermarket
parking or gas stations; I’d never noticed them before. And should we take a
road trip, the on-board computer knows where the chargers are along our route,
when to stop at one, and how many charging slots are open. The car even starts
warming up the battery as we’re closing in on one, to optimize charging times.
Brilliant.
Maybe that’s my favorite thing about it. I feel like I’m driving a well-designed
computer that’s constantly being upgraded with the latest software. The engineer
in me appreciates that, and maybe I’ll pay it forward by showing more of my
friends that they, too, can take the leap.
Paul J. Heney – VP, Editorial Director
pheney@wtwhmedia.com
On Twitter @wtwh_paulheney
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