We live in a corporate hellhole so you’ll get a screen just big enough to play obnoxious ads instead.
Hey, the thoughts I have while I’m showering do not account for the dystopic problems that’ll likely prevent their implementation. My shower is a happy place.
Sorry to take a pee in your shower, that was rude of me
You’re only allowed to pee in the shower while you’re in the shower. Common courtesy says you need to sneak into the shower behind OP first.
PSA: At every Exxon Mobil I’ve been to, when the screen on the pump starts vomiting up ads as you’re pumping your gas, if you tap the 2nd button from the top on the right side of the screen, it mutes it.
Enjoy your peaceful gas station visit.
I bought an EV two months ago because I didn’t know this one trick
This is already done on gaz pumps here. It’s fucking terrible how everything is trying to sell you more shit
The lower right buttons on those screens usually mute if they have audio. In case anyone didn’t know that.
Is there a button to turn the screen off?
Yes, it is behind the screen and you have to activate it with a hammer.
There are some around here where you can hit all 8 buttons or whatever is there, and NOTHING will mute! Then I just hide back in my car and hide from the hell that is advertising. Most of the time they will mute. What an awful idea to push on people.
One up from the lower right where I live
Maria Menounos has become a little demon inside my skull making me think about her every time I think about deisel.
the screen will be large. Mostly because it was a good idea by some well-meaning soul. The problem is there was a soulless corpo bureaucrat that inserted themselves into the implementation process.
BTW, you can hit one of the buttons to mute the audio.
Only on some of them. Some service stations have disabled this mute function.
And some, I’ve noticed, actually started labeling the mute button. I couldn’t believe it!
(Its usually the third button down, on the right, labeled or not.)
assuming the charger works… which I’ve heard a certain charger company seems to have trouble keeping their shit functional.
The couple I went to when I rented a polestar didn’t even have like a coffee shop or anything nearby. It seemed like such a wasted opportunity for capitalism to squeeze more money out of the traveling public. Oops I meant provide valuable services.
It only takes twenty minutes to fast charge an EV these days. Better to install them at places like Starbucks and McDonalds so travelers can stop, get a drink, and use the bathroom.
You’re only charging for 15ish minutes.
Oh wow you’re right. Those supercharger stations must be pushing a lot of amperage. I had no idea it only took 15 minutes for 200 miles range. I assume there would be battery degradation over time but still impressive.
It really depends on the vehicle. The fastest ones (Kia/Hyundai) will charge 10-80% in ~18 minutes (350kW max). Something like a Nissan Leaf can take an hour or more.
I assume there would be battery degradation over time but still impressive.
There is degradation over time. Long term results are showing 10% capacity loss over a 10 year period. So if you start with a 300 mile range, after 10 years of use charging and discharging, you have 270 miles of range.
IMO, there’s a lot of things EV charging stations should have that they do not. Free WiFi for one. It doesn’t need to be fast, just enough that you can use the stations app or whatever to buy the electricity. There’s a nontrivial number of stations in places with poor or no 3G/4G connectivity. But it’s obvious that the station has internet somehow, so it can process transactions.
Then, for any locations that don’t have nearby amenities, maybe a covered area, or small indoor area with vending machines? Like the ones that dispense “fresh brewed coffee” which never seems very fresh. Even if it sucks, it’s something, and sometimes that’s exactly what you need.
Toilets. I think this is obvious, so I’ll leave it at that.
Maybe some picnic tables or benches to rest on so you’re not glued to your driver’s seat.
Make charging stations actual rest stops.
For the TV thing, that’s not bad, but I wonder how it would work to pick a movie or something. Alternatively, you could tune it to the local over-the-air channels, then turn the TV on or off based on the presence of a vehicle in the bay.
IDK, there’s a ton of work still to do.
At home, my car plugs in over the weekend once a week
On long trips, it charges at a fast charger in less time than it takes to get the children toileted and fed. You need to set an alarm on your phone to avoid getting idle fees
On long trips without kids the in car entertainment is great, but even without it you don’t have much time for YouTube, especially if you need to pee
(Tesla with premium connectivity)
With your external screen idea, wouldn’t you prefer one you can cast your own content to?
Or we should improve rail and bus transit. Wi-Fi on board and you can stream whatever you want. Plus no stressful, bad for the earth, driving. #fuckcars
There’s wifi on board Australian inter-town buses and trains, it’s really useful as there’s not much phone network between towns here
I’m sure corporate America is ready to charge you $100 to watch that movie too.
Drive in movies are often cheaper than regular movie theaters.
Drive-in movies where you charge your car?
Not anymore. In LA at least.
Are there many EVs that don’t have a giant screen with the capability of watching movies?
Not everone uses Apple. Several popular models have no, small, or low res screens.
What EV models don’t have big screens?
The LEAF has a small screen that’s not usable for any extraneous tasks; I’not an expert on every vehicle, someone with more time or knowledge
Oh yeah. Forgot about the LEAF
Legitimately solid idea here, my friend!
It will be really cool when AR becomes a bigger thing. Then you can watch movies or whatever anywhere.
Drive in theaters rocked. Miss them.
There’s a new charging technology that allows to charge 50km of range in ten minutes already being rolled out by either Renault or Stellantis. Next step will be full charge. I like your idea but: is it necessary?
I would rather stop at a gas station, fill up my tank which takes like two minutes, pay and be on my way.
Hot swappable EV batteries would be cool
This is what is needed. Serviceable by design, with ease.
Gasoline is based.
I like the smell of gas. Its impact on the environment, not so much.
I know better not to smell gas. Climate change is not man made.
Oh you’re one of those, ew
