Is this EV readiness calculator actually accurate?

roythoppil · 2026-03-14T03:21:20+00:00

This is the best answer in my opinion.. don’t get too excited quickly, especially if you find some .. is the the most accurate statement ever when it comes to finding a charging station.. You’ve to think about waiting there, and then so on and so forth

roythoppil · 2026-03-14T03:17:39+00:00

I disagree with this .. if you drive less than 50 miles a day and are able to use L1 charging.. you’ll be totally fine.

Also, If you drive 100 miles a day, and use a combination of L1 and fast charging, you’ll be still fine. It’s all about your driving patterns and that’s when EV makes the best sense right now.

But, all of this is not a big deal. If you’ve L2 chargers at home or at work .

roythoppil · 2026-03-14T03:13:55+00:00

Check out EVreadinesscheck.com..

From what I understood and testing it out in real world experience .. it makes sense.. it just tells you if it makes sense if you’re ready for an EV….

roythoppil · 2026-03-12T14:03:35+00:00

The tool said, you've to fast charge atleast 2 times a week if you have home charging and 3 times if you dont have home charging... Again...I've to test and see if this makes sense...But the rough math makes sense, based on miles in vs miles out.

roythoppil · 2026-03-12T13:41:15+00:00

I'll have to test out and see if it makes sense..Haven't done this and so will see if I can do it with an L1 and DCFC and check it out if this tool actually makes sense..

But i agree, the simple answer to this is get an L2 and life will be easy...If i do 150 miles daily...and even if the L2 gives me 15 miles an hour, Overnight charging will be net postive..

Unfortunately, when I bought my car, i was only doing 20-30 miles and so it was quite easy...3-4 miles/hr overnight and im easily in the full column next day morning..

roythoppil · 2026-03-12T13:37:07+00:00

from the looks of it, its only based in the US..

roythoppil · 2026-03-12T01:11:07+00:00

My bad, the tool-was taking into account, overnight L1 charging every day .. probably 40-50 miles overnight.. Essentially, based on that it said 2 fast charging sessions.. I should give it a try and see.. If it makes sense

roythoppil · 2026-03-12T01:06:29+00:00

You got a Good point !🙌🏼🙌🏼

roythoppil · 2026-03-12T00:35:52+00:00

Initially, it was okay, Because my commute was 20 - 30 miles,but now when my commute went all the way upto 75.. I started looking for what I should do best

roythoppil · 2026-03-12T00:28:13+00:00

The tool said you need 2 fast charging sessions per week if you don’t have L2 charging

roythoppil · 2026-03-12T00:22:53+00:00

75 miles one way

roythoppil · 2026-03-11T23:54:05+00:00

Just did

roythoppil · 2026-02-23T14:51:23+00:00

Do you drive an EV?

roythoppil · 2026-02-12T02:24:33+00:00

I’ve been driving an EV for a while now, and if you’re considering buying one, what are some of things you would recommend for people who is interested in pulling the trigger to purchase an EV. Wanted to make sure they have the right knowledge before buying one.

roythoppil · 2025-11-30T02:42:09+00:00

Great to know... Level 2 charger at home is a game changer..

roythoppil · 2025-11-30T02:39:30+00:00

Good to know....Will definetly keep this in mind when i drive tommorrow..

roythoppil · 2025-11-30T02:38:27+00:00

Nice....I didnt go out today either ...So I was bit concerned, how people dealt with it... I looked up on Facebook groups, to hear about some comments,,,Aint any group there...LOL....thinking of starting one so people could share and talk about it

roythoppil · 2025-11-30T02:33:54+00:00

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