Hurricane Ian

[DaSDGuy]

I think thats why they have started adding Starlinks to the SC sites.



So, you need to decide which charging you are thinking is the problem,

If your house not on the main line has no power, head to a charger located on the main drag. You don't need to live there.

Which, being close to the main drag, will be one of the first places repaired because you get the most people back up and running the fastest.

If your house is close to a main line and has power, no problem.

Just watched the Weather Channel report on the storm. They did an update on EV charging status. Surprise, surprise. The only charging stations are on the two main lines along the coast, and according to Nikki Fried, Florida’s 12th Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services (that's the state agency in charge (no pun intended)) for EV's and charging station installations, a large amount of those stations are down for repairs. The center of the state and a good portion of the panhandle are charging dead zones. They interviewed a gentleman with a home charging station including solar backup who said it cost over $28K to become energy independent to charge at home. He admits most people, including his neighbors, can't afford that. One thing Florida has going for them is they have create a comprehensive Road Map for EV charging stations throughout the state.

https://www.fdacs.gov/ezs3download/download/95682/2638040/Media/Files/Energy-Files/EV-Roadmap-Report/EV_ROADMAP_REPORT_2020.pdf

Florida is ahead of the curve for most states.

 

[vraiblonde]

Some people are just clueless. They interviewed one couple preparing, getting supplies together. Their water..... a case of Perrier and a case of Fiji. I guess if you're going to be impacted, might as well do it in style.

I laughed at that but honestly they might have waited too long and that's all that was left.

I prepared by gassing my car and getting cash from the ATM. Monello and I lived through the Great Texas Ice Age two years ago, and the most important thing is to have gas for your car. Not just for escape, but you can charge your phone if the power goes out for an extended length of time.

 

[Sneakers]

All charging stations in FL.

 

[Merlin99]

I laughed at that but honestly they might have waited too long and that's all that was left.

I prepared by gassing my car and getting cash from the ATM. Monello and I lived through the Great Texas Ice Age two years ago, and the most important thing is to have gas for your car. Not just for escape, but you can charge your phone if the power goes out for an extended length of time.

A little hand cranked generator will do this to, and you won't have to go out to do it.

 

[Sneakers]

I laughed at that but honestly they might have waited too long and that's all that was left.

I prepared by gassing my car and getting cash from the ATM. Monello and I lived through the Great Texas Ice Age two years ago, and the most important thing is to have gas for your car. Not just for escape, but you can charge your phone if the power goes out for an extended length of time.

I don't call myself a prepper, but I am pretty well prepared for most anything.

But no coffee. Gotta make a coffee run!!

 

[stgislander]

All charging stations in FL.
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Does brown mean they are broke?

 

[Sneakers]

Does brown mean they are broke?

Different colors are different vendors and charge rates. Brown is high power.
PlugShare - EV Charging Station Map - Find a place to charge your car!

 

[stgislander]

My prepping now involves driving out to Appalachia and hunkering down.

 

[DaSDGuy]

They look pretty saturated close up and south of the impact area. The idea is to drive north to get away. I will take the word of the State Commissioner who controls these. Not enough north of Tampa Bay to facilitate a full evacuation

 

[vraiblonde]

Just watched the Weather Channel report on the storm. They did an update on EV charging status. Surprise, surprise. The only charging stations are on the two main lines along the coast, and according to Nikki Fried, Florida’s 12th Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services (that's the state agency in charge (no pun intended)) for EV's and charging station installations, a large amount of those stations are down for repairs. The center of the state and a good portion of the panhandle are charging dead zones. They interviewed a gentleman with a home charging station including solar backup who said it cost over $28K to become energy independent to charge at home. He admits most people, including his neighbors, can't afford that. One thing Florida has going for them is they have create a comprehensive Road Map for EV charging stations throughout the state.

https://www.fdacs.gov/ezs3download/download/95682/2638040/Media/Files/Energy-Files/EV-Roadmap-Report/EV_ROADMAP_REPORT_2020.pdf

Florida is ahead of the curve for most states.

I want to point out that Nikki Fried is a Democrat who recently lost the Dem POTUS nomination after repeatedly making an insane fool of her psychotic self on Twitter. HER office is in charge of those electric charging stations, and SHE is the one who dropped the ball on having them operational and ready for emergency. She's trying to blame Heavy D but in fact it's her fault.

She was given a budget, so where did that money go? This might give us an idea.....

Nikki Fried's ethics case goes to administrative hearing

An administrative law judge will hold a hearing on allegations that Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried violated state law by not properly disclosing personal financial information.

www.wlrn.org

 

[vraiblonde]

A little hand cranked generator will do this to, and you won't have to go out to do it.

I don't have a hand cranked generator, but I do have a car.

 

[DaSDGuy]

I don't have a hand cranked generator, but I do have a car.

Maybe swing by the local Best Buy and pick up a portable battery pack. I have one that charges just as fast a my cell phone but can recharge my cell phone 8-10 times. Costs around $50 though.

 

[vraiblonde]

Maybe swing by the local Best Buy and pick up a portable battery pack. I have one that charges just as fast a my cell phone but can recharge my cell phone 8-10 times. Costs around $50 though.

But I already have a car.

 

[Merlin99]

I don't have a hand cranked generator, but I do have a car.

Maybe swing by the local Best Buy and pick up a portable battery pack. I have one that charges just as fast a my cell phone but can recharge my cell phone 8-10 times. Costs around $50 though.

We're trying to keep you from having to get your hair wet when it starts raining.

 

[Gilligan]

Damn it!!! I just scheduled a 3 hour tour from the coast, along with a scientist, a millionaire and his wife, a movie star and a farm girl from Kansas....

What could go wrong?

 

[glhs837]

They look pretty saturated close up and south of the impact area. The idea is to drive north to get away. I will take the word of the State Commissioner who controls these. Not enough north of Tampa Bay to facilitate a full evacuation

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The lesson here is not to buy EVs that rely on shotty third party charging networks... I can't stress this enough.

 

[Clem72]

I don't have a hand cranked generator, but I do have a car.

You have a hand-cranked car? Damn.

 

[GURPS]

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[glhs837]

All charging stations in FL.
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That report dates back to 2020, heres current Superchargers, and the greyed ones are Destination Chargers, the level 2s you normally find at Hotels and shopping malls. And if more than 95% are not functional at any given time, I would be shocked.

 

[Sneakers]

That report dates back to 2020, heres current Superchargers, and the greyed ones are Destination Chargers, the level 2s you normally find at Hotels and shopping malls. And if more than 95% are not functional at any given time, I would be shocked.

Not sure why you say that. It's live data. I just clicked on the first charger I found. Sure, there are always going be some inaccuracies in any data set, but it's sure not from 2020.