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How many people living in a flat with no garage own a > $70-100K car? It seems to me like people who're buying a car in that price range would either own a hou
by nacs 11y ago
How many people living in a flat with no garage own a > $70-100K car?
It seems to me like people who're buying a car in that price range would either own a house or at least have access to a garage.
- buro9 11y agoThat sounds like a very US view. It's fairly common in London to not have a garage, and even if you do then there is unlikely to be any power there. Most likely is on-street parking, and that's assuming you're not in a flat.
- rstupek 11y agoSo it sounds like an all electric vehicle may simply not be for them.
- gutnor 11y agoPeople living in densely populated area should be the prime target for zero emission cars. And that is a problem cities can solve. There is no problem to hook a few power plug on the street ( eg: BMW had a strategy for cheap, small charging station specifically target to create a large number of slow power point. ) Beside the cost, European cities are keener on getting rid of cars entirely, so they are reducing the number of parking spaces as years goes by, so you may be right after all, the zero emission solution for people living where I live is to not have a car at all ( which is, to be fair, not at all unrealistic. There is a strong possibility that the technologies to solve my few "not conveniently covered by public transport" will come from some sort of rental/uber before electric car is actually practical where I live )
- samstave 11y agoBullshit, just go around any single place in san Francisco. Even just thinking of my brother in law and his wife both make $150k+ live in a condo in sf and even with their garage, they would not be able to install power at their parking spots.
- majewsky 11y agoThere's a business opportunity for ridiculously long extension cords right there.
- CPLX 11y agoI live in Brooklyn. There are quite a few of us here. I do see a few of them around here and there but it's a logistic nightmare to even consider a power-cable-charged electric car in a city like this.
- cowsandmilk 11y agoGo to Boston. Outdoor parking spaces have sold for 6 figures in some neighborhoods. Also, my garage has plenty of cars in that price range (and far above), but there's no outlets for people to charge cars.