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The problem with this line of thinking is that you are designing for the average case, while current fuel infra is designed for (almost) any case. A third of pe
by brnt 7y ago
The problem with this line of thinking is that you are designing for the average case, while current fuel infra is designed for (almost) any case. A third of people will be a sigma or more off from you estimate of 100km max, which may mean that for one in 6 this solution will not be sufficient. It would be a pity if you're talking half measures only designed to fit a narrow use case. It is both strictly worse, and I suspect will affect people who have little other options disproportionately. (People who need long range may live further, because they are poorer, emergency vehicles who need the range, travellers/irregular travel).
- adrianN 7y agoThe current fuel infrastructure is definitely not designed for any case. Gas stations run out of gas almost immediately in case of a rush to fill tanks (e.g. because of some crisis). Similarly loading infra won't be able to to handle everybody suddenly needing their cars fully charged from empty. For the rare cases where people actually need more range than can be filled over a day with low power charging, there can always be a separate network of fast chargers. There is absolutely no need to design every parking spot for fast charging.