On 15 Jan 2019 at 22:26, Alan Arrison via EV wrote: > How damn lazy can you get?
Well, maybe not so much lazy as ... well, let's just say that there are people whose time is really valuable, some who think it is, and some who would like other people to think it is. :-\ It's off topic, but I'd say this service has a good chance of success. With the top 1% of US population now controlling about 40% of the nation's assets, it's probably a good business strategy to aim your service at folks who are rich (and those who like to act like they are). It reminds me a little of the college students who used to make beer money back in the mid-1970s during the OPEC oil embargo. They'd sit in Important Businessmen's cars to hold their places in the round-the-block lines waiting for their 5 or 10 gallon rations at the few open filling stations. Meanwhile, the Important Businessmen took cabs back to their offices to get more Important Work done. Regardless of whether it's a great idea or not, I'm not quite sure I see how this "car concierge" service suggests an EV charging service. This service is "solving" a pretty minor problem. IMO it's just not that much effort to drive your ICEV to a filling station and spend 5 minutes or so filling it up. I'll admit that it can be a bit unpleasant in foul weather though, so maybe it's a go in some regions. But even that little bit of effort doesn't apply to EVs. Hop out of the car, plug in the EVSE in your dry, warmer-than-outside garage, and that's it. Who's going to pay a service for something that trivial? Heck, if you're that filthy rich, you probably already have a chauffeur to drive your car, and gas it up or plug it in for you. I may have missed something, so Bruce correct me if I'm off base, but what he seems to be mostly talking about is emergency road service. If you're stuck out in the sticks, it hardly matters whether it's because you're out of gas or the traction battery is flat. You want a can of fuel or a charge, and as Bruce points out, that service has been around for a while - for ICEVs, for a LONG while. Do we need more and/or different mobile charging services? I have no idea. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
