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Short-range EV only works in cities however especially in central Europe there is such a good public (and green) transportation system in place, that there is n
by rmoriz 11y ago
Short-range EV only works in cities however especially in central Europe there is such a good public (and green) transportation system in place, that there is no benefit in (co-)owning an expensive EV that also needs special charging ports installed on at least "one end". Even the number of <30 year olds without having a driver's license is growing. You don't need a car here anymore!
Given that you need invest a couple of 1000$ to install a charger (per parking slot) and also limit yourself to one type of EV (there are competing standards) and also your Employer ("Destination") needs to do the same…
So we're down to a irregular usage of vehicles, like car rental, car sharing or uber, all of which need to be flexible. EVs are not the right thing.
The only useful EV usage I can come up with is for commercial usages in pre-defined distances/routes. E.g. last mile delivery operated in a pool that justify setting up a central maintenance location, battery chargers/or swapping systems and more or less fixed usage time (=> loading batteries/servicing cars during the night or via spare cars)
- mikeash 11y agoYou don't need to limit yourself to one type of EV. In the US, a J1772 charger can charge every EV on the road. In Europe, the Mennekes connector does the same. Fast DC charging has a bit of a standards war going on. There's CCS, CHAdeMO, and Tesla Supercharger, which are all mutually incompatible. But for routine AC charging, you can install one charger and work with every car.
- rmoriz 11y agoSimple 230V AC charger take 24hrs to charge a car...
- mikeash 11y agoMy Model S takes about 9 hours to charge from 0-100% on my home 240V charger, and you rarely need 0-100%. For it to take 24 hours, you'd have to be limited to pulling 14A. And, well, don't install something so ridiculously slow!