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Gel and lithium-ion tech could enable 1000-mile EV range on one charge (interestingengineering.com)

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[–] ItsGhost 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’m most familiar (although casually) either UK/EU rules, and this page has an excellent breakdown of what’s considered the bare minimum this side of the pond for safety.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/drivers-hours-goods-vehicles/1-eu-and-aetr-rules-on-drivers-hours

Personally I prefer to have a 20-30 min break every 2 hours which leaves me feeling sufficiently refreshed, and conveniently works perfectly for changing a 64kWh EV enough to do the next leg at the same ratio. I honestly believe switching to an EV has forced me to become a safer driver with regard to taking breaks.

[–] sorghum 1 points 9 months ago

I think most of the regulations for truckers here in the US were made in mind with how long the distance is between everything.

As far as driving my EV goes, ideally I would like to get 3-4 driving hours in before recharges, but only when the drive is longer than 6 hours total. I'd rather just get there sooner. I currently drive a Bolt EUV and it's an hour charging for every 2-3 driving. Longer road trips take some planning especially when driving across middle America where the charging network isn't that great yet. Meals are easy, but in between meals planning an hour long stop can be challenging.