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To all the people replying "curb chargers", how much do you think it would cost to equip tens of thousands of street parking spaces (per town) with them? I don

by paol 11y ago

To all the people replying "curb chargers", how much do you think it would cost to equip tens of thousands of street parking spaces (per town) with them? I don't see that happening any time soon, and if it does the huge capital expenditure will have to be passed down to the consumers, reducing the economic attractiveness of electrical.

mikeash 11y ago
With economies of scale I'd estimate about $1,000 per spot. As things stand right now I think it's more like $3-4,000 per spot, but the cost of EVSEs will come down, and the cost of installation will be lower per unit if you're doing a whole street at once. That may still sound like a lot, but the parking spot itself typically costs $2,000 or so, and you're saving on the cost of the gas pump that this charger helps to replace. Yes, you have to account for the cost of charging infrastructure when looking at the total cost of an EV, but it doesn't greatly change the picture.