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Something that I never really considered was that if electric car are set to replace ice car in the next decade(s), basically half the parking lot would need to
by codeulike 9y ago
Something that I never really considered was that if electric car are set to replace ice car in the next decade(s), basically half the parking lot would need to have electric recharging capability i.e. several thousand slots.
Not really. You plug your electric car in at home overnight, you start every day on 100%. You only need to re-charge at the mall or somewhere if you are driving beyond your car's range. That happens sometimes but not enough to need half a car park of chargers. Also, range will improve a lot in the next few years as battery prices/weights drop.
Cities where people don't have off-street parking at night (e.g. London) are a bit of an issue though. I suspect that can be solved though.
- walshemj 9y agoerm How? the density of car owners in London isn't that high as well
- Thlom 9y agoThe car has no future in high density cities like London anyway. London needs its roads for buses and taxis, maybe bicycle infrastructure, not car commuters.
- adrianN 9y agoAre there cities where the majority of the people has off-street parking at night? I would be surprised if that were the case, at least here in Germany.
- tonyedgecombe 9y agoPlanning regulations in the UK mandate minimum parking with a few exceptions so most new development has spaces. Visit anywhere built in the fifties though, when car use was lower and you find cars parked all over the place.
- rsynnott 9y agoSmaller American cities, maybe?