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>But this article tries to seem "more than fair" without stopping to mention the one great advantage of charging - that some can do so at home, every night. So
by Mirioron 7y ago
>But this article tries to seem "more than fair" without stopping to mention the one great advantage of charging - that some can do so at home, every night. So that should greatly reduce the infrastructure needs.
I think some is the operative word here. Looking at the EU: 41.9% of people live in apartments.[0] In some of those countries it's over 60% even. I don't think even all houses are appropriate to charge your EV.
I didn't think this was as much of a problem until this article. I never considered the jerry can point. This does make me wonder if hybrids just make more sense after all.
[0] https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Housing_statistics#Type_of_dwelling https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php...
- swish_bob 7y agoEven the jerry-can point is bullshit. I already have a portable battery pack in my garage for jump starting a car with a dead battery (because it's not possible to get another car onto the drive to jump start one that way). The tech to do the equivalent for a battery powered car is achievable, and I doubt it'll be terribly long before the roadside assistance companies are fitting the equivalent to a number of their vehicles.
- Mirioron 7y agoI suppose that is an option. Perhaps a 2nd electric car could charge the first one. That actually sounds like it should already be possible. Is it? I tried googling but couldn't find an answer.