3 ms·
Er. About 7 years ago, EV charging points essentially did not exist. Right now we have rapid chargers that allow you to drive across Western Europe with 30 mi
by esotericn 7y ago
Er.
About 7 years ago, EV charging points essentially did not exist.
Right now we have rapid chargers that allow you to drive across Western Europe with 30 minute stops.
In about another 7 years the chargers will be a complete non issue. Certainly in a place like the UK that has very few real "rural" areas.
It may be the case that for that short period it made sense to produce hybrids. We'll still look back on it as a transition period.
- gambiting 7y agoI think there is a massive difference between long-range commute and just living in a city and needing a place to charge. Yes, if I wanted to drive down from Newcastle to London, or hop on the ferry to Amsterdam and drive down to Berlin, absolutely no problem - there is enough charging points along motorways that you will get pretty much anywhere without any issues. But if you live in Newcastle, say in Jesmond, fancy terraced house with no private parking space - where are you going to charge your car? In one of the 2 public spaces that are nearby? Drive few miles out to a quick charger near the motorway? At one of the public car parks where the charging time is limited? Like, I can't see any way to do that that wouldn't be a massive inconvenience every few days.
- esotericn 7y agoI'm not sure why you seem to be basing this on the current layout of chargers. Right now it might be inconvenient, sure. Owning a Tesla was a few years back before superchargers existed. I've moved out now but I didn't find it an issue to charge in London in a suburban apartment, and I deliberately went out of my way to only ever use free chargers. If I'd used the pay ones it really would have been trivial. If Newcastle doesn't have that now, it will soon.