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Not so long ago, driving an electric car long distance was a nail-biting experience. Luckily, that has changed in the past few years, as more and more multi-stall charging locations have popped up, offering non-Tesla drivers the same kind of reassurance as a Tesla Supercharger network. Except... well, in the last six months or so, the reliability of rapid charging networks has plummeted, leading some to wonder if it's not big oil or politicians that will kill electric cars... but terrible charging networks instead. ----- 00:00 Intro 01:37 If you're experienced, it's still possible to long-distance drive 02:15 Broken charging stations are putting first-time owners off 03:19 DC Quick charging Quick History 05:00 Tesla's advantage 07:19 Where other networks fail 09:24 Putting expansion before reliability 12:15 Poor Excuses aren't sufficient 13:07 Good businesses have spares 17:36 Gas stations will win - because they can dominate charging ----- Watch our road trip episode 1: https://youtu.be/aGCokwJnntQ Why we don't think the U.S. should adopt Tesla Supercharging as its preferred standard.: https://youtu.be/iNrj-op-fBE ----- Script, Presenter: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield Camera, Coloring: Michael Horton Art and Animation: Erin Carlie Editor, Audio and Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield © Transport Evolved LLC, 2022 ------- Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC675NhQ4EU5TzwCMwYp5XCw/join This video was made possible thanks to the kind donations of our supporters on Patreon and Ko-fi. Join them in supporting us. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/transportevolved Buy the team a coffee -- or a meal! https://ko-fi.com/transportevolved Donate using bitcoin: BC1QRZRGCCXUKPDZ2DZ9KX9JYJXMZDYHYGFZ0MN4WH Support us by buying some merch at https://www.redbubble.com/people/TransportEVd/shop Follow our 'second' channel - Transport Evolved Take Two, at https://www.youtube.com/transportevolvedtake2 Join our Discord server at https://discord.gg/U3tnkGNfCA Follow the show on Mastodon: https://mastodon.transportevolved.com/ Use the TE Aptera referral code - i.refs.cc/zz56EbIi - but watch our explainer video FIRST: https://youtu.be/mwzwEssgqNI Sign up for EnergySage at https://www.energysage.com/p/transportevolved --- SUPER SECRET BONUS - But only if you like the singing: https://youtu.be/yv1llAA0ZGw -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "2023 Kia Niro EV: Why You'll Want To Drive This" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNHN810lDBI -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-