Results: It takes HOW LONG to charge this EV from home?! (Part 1 of 2)

In a viral video from a YouTube channel that specializes in electric vehicles, a man who tries to plug the $86,645 Hummer into his home to charge finds it will take, at best, one day to charge — and that's with special equipment installed. Do you think an electric vehicle that cost over $85,000 should be able to charge faster than a full day - on a specialized charger?

Without the special charger, you could be there for four days. Standard 120V charging — or Level 1 charging, to use official jargon. This is the standard current your home already offers, but it takes MUCH LONGER to charge an electric vehicle than with the specialized equipment (which is an extra cost). If you would have to wait 4 days to charge an electric vehicle, would you get one?

Level 2 chargers are upgraded home stations which deliver a significantly higher amount of electricity than your regular home circuit would be able to deliver — but they require special equipment and installation. According to Compare.com, the cost of a Level 2 charger is about $500 without installation, which must be done by a professional electrician. If you had an electric vehicle, would you want to purchase a Level 2 charger for $500 (plus the installation cost) in order to charge an EV faster from your home?

The vehicle's screen says the Level 2 charger was adding 14 miles of range per hour. However, when you can fill a gas-powered truck in five minutes and not have to worry about installing a fast charger or leaving your truck plugged in every night, that's not exactly easy or convenient. Do you think the extreme amount of time to charge an EV takes away from the "it's safer for the environment" draw of electric vehicles?

And by the way, it's not entirely cheap, either — especially if you decide you don't want to charge your Hummer at home but at fast-charging stations that can get the job done in two hours. Car and Driver went to an Electrify America charging station, where it cost over $100 to "fill up" the Hummer at 43 cents per kilowatt hour. Do you think the price tag of over $100 to fully charge an electric vehicle makes it too expensive (besides the initial cost - that is much higher than conventional gasoline engines)?