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There are 11,502,870 in California. That's $67 per household. That's a night out for the wife and I. I guess it depends on how many chargers we get for this pri

There are 11,502,870 in California. That's $67 per household. That's a night out for the wife and I. I guess it depends on how many chargers we get for this price. I suspect they will be clustered around political hotspots and I'm out in the 'burbs, so I'll never see one unless I drive into the city. Man, I'm shocked by how ambivalent I am to this. There must be some political backstory I'm missing. Somebody's nephew 7 years ago started working on something, that guy has since moved out of state, and it's surely tied up with his tax attorney representing someone involved in a secondary suit related to Vinod Khosla's gate across the path to Martin's Beach.

rconti 8y ago
The 'burbs are pretty much the reason charging infrastructure has to exist, isn't it? It's not like you're living on a farm.
drb91 8y ago
Out in the 'burbs people have their own garage where they can install a charger--problem solved. Meanwhile, an electric car is still laughably impractical for anyone living in an apartment.
- worldsayshi 8y ago
  Some apartment blocks have parking spaces with charger stations. I don't see why that couldn't become more commonplace?
  - drb91 8y ago
    It totally can and should! However, I’m looking at electric cars right now and I can’t justify them because of how much it would restrict my apartment searching.
    - toomuchtodo 8y ago
      Housing complexes with more than a few units are required to allow the install of an EV charger (At least in California and Illinois).
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gkoberger 8y ago
I think your math is a bit off. 11.5 million what? There's only 369,300 electric cars in CA currently. That's about $2k per car being invested. Plus, this isn't the limit of the charging infrastructure spend. It's just a one-off budget approval. There can (and will!) be more invested. I think a billion dollar investment in something like this is a great start.
- knuththetruth 8y ago
  yeah I don't understand what this number refers to either. Population? But there are 39.5 million people here?
- JoshuaDavid 8y ago
  Households maybe? Though the numbers I see for that are a hair over 12 million.
  - killjoywashere 8y ago
    oh, sorry, yes, households.

rconti 8y ago

The 'burbs are pretty much the reason charging infrastructure has to exist, isn't it? It's not like you're living on a farm.

drb91 8y ago

Out in the 'burbs people have their own garage where they can install a charger--problem solved. Meanwhile, an electric car is still laughably impractical for anyone living in an apartment.

worldsayshi 8y ago
Some apartment blocks have parking spaces with charger stations. I don't see why that couldn't become more commonplace?
- drb91 8y ago
  It totally can and should! However, I’m looking at electric cars right now and I can’t justify them because of how much it would restrict my apartment searching.
  - toomuchtodo 8y ago
    Housing complexes with more than a few units are required to allow the install of an EV charger (At least in California and Illinois).
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gkoberger 8y ago

I think your math is a bit off. 11.5 million what? There's only 369,300 electric cars in CA currently. That's about $2k per car being invested. Plus, this isn't the limit of the charging infrastructure spend. It's just a one-off budget approval. There can (and will!) be more invested. I think a billion dollar investment in something like this is a great start.

knuththetruth 8y ago
yeah I don't understand what this number refers to either. Population? But there are 39.5 million people here?
JoshuaDavid 8y ago
Households maybe? Though the numbers I see for that are a hair over 12 million.
- killjoywashere 8y ago
  oh, sorry, yes, households.