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As much as I would like this to happen soon, I see the 30 minute charge as main ux impediment that needs to be overcome before they can really go mainstream. Pe

• _ph_ 9y ago
  The key to that is to have the car charge, when it parks. Then even modest charge speeds are sufficient to keep your car charged all the time. You would only have to wait for a recharge when going long distance>300 miles in one drive. There electric cars would be slower than combustion engined ones - unless you take breaks anyway, which would make the charge time mostly vanish. But yes, electric cars have tradeoffs too. As a plus you never have to refuel in day-to-day driving and there are all the other benefits of electric propulsion (comfort and environmental impact).
  • danenania 9y ago
    That's a good point--requires quite a big infrastructure push though to get there. Seems like a bit of a chicken and egg problem, as it will be hard to justify the spending required to make charge-while-parking sufficiently ubiquitous until electric cars have a big market share, but I'm not sure they can get that market share without a good charging story like the one you describe. Tough problem.
    • _ph_ 9y ago
      It is happening. Here in Germany, you often will find at least one or two charging spots at malls, and a lot of supermarkets have set up charging spots too - as soon as they are regularly occupied, more can be added easily. Also, about 50% of all car owners could addd electricity to their garage or parking lot without a large investment. Some cities are experimenting with adding plugs to street lights.