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I don't have a plan to buy any, but my point was that at least Tesla is helping to build out the infrastructure to help support them, whereas very few other EV

I don't have a plan to buy any, but my point was that at least Tesla is helping to build out the infrastructure to help support them, whereas very few other EV manufacturers are helping with the problem at all.

simion314 7y ago
Is that actually true in Europe? Also IMO it would be stupid to have BMW petrol stations, Renault petrol stations etc, the local authorities may need to give some incentives for the businesses to add generic charging stations, this could be like part of the petrol tax will go into subsidizing the chargers or putting public charging stations.
- wastedhours 7y ago
  > Also IMO it would be stupid to have BMW petrol stations, Renault petrol stations etc Wholeheartedly agree - but EV use is growing faster that local authorities can build out supply in some areas and flawed capacity planning means there are chargers going unused in others. There's fewer independent suppliers as there are with petrol stations so the market incentive for other companies to pick up the middle ground isn't clear yet (esp compared with at home/work usage).
  - simion314 7y ago
    Private companies could fix this if the correct subsidies are provided,here in Romania for example when you install a solar panel to heat water or solar photo-voltaic panel , the government will pay 90% of the costs, there are limits for total cost and the budget is limited(the funds come from the polution tax from petrol I think) , my brother used this to install the water solar panel and he put the paperwork to install the photo-voltaic one. So a fair solution would be to get a percent from the petrol taxes and help people that want to install a charger. You can probably do similar programs for apartment associations to install chargers for the entire building parking space/street.

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I don't have a plan to buy any, but my point was that at least Tesla is helping to build out the infrastructure to help support them, whereas very few other EV

by wastedhours 7y ago

simion314 7y ago
Is that actually true in Europe? Also IMO it would be stupid to have BMW petrol stations, Renault petrol stations etc, the local authorities may need to give some incentives for the businesses to add generic charging stations, this could be like part of the petrol tax will go into subsidizing the chargers or putting public charging stations.
- wastedhours 7y ago
  > Also IMO it would be stupid to have BMW petrol stations, Renault petrol stations etc Wholeheartedly agree - but EV use is growing faster that local authorities can build out supply in some areas and flawed capacity planning means there are chargers going unused in others. There's fewer independent suppliers as there are with petrol stations so the market incentive for other companies to pick up the middle ground isn't clear yet (esp compared with at home/work usage).
  - simion314 7y ago
    Private companies could fix this if the correct subsidies are provided,here in Romania for example when you install a solar panel to heat water or solar photo-voltaic panel , the government will pay 90% of the costs, there are limits for total cost and the budget is limited(the funds come from the polution tax from petrol I think) , my brother used this to install the water solar panel and he put the paperwork to install the photo-voltaic one. So a fair solution would be to get a percent from the petrol taxes and help people that want to install a charger. You can probably do similar programs for apartment associations to install chargers for the entire building parking space/street.