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> Now they get the chargers for free. The car industry gets fuel stations and roads for free as well. Charger costs will reduce. Battery based chargers will b

> Now they get the chargers for free. The car industry gets fuel stations and roads for free as well. Charger costs will reduce. Battery based chargers will be a game changer for infrastructure cost: https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/13/volkswagen-battery-based-ev-charger/ https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/13/volkswagen-battery-based... They can be installed anywhere with no need for big transformers or high power cabling. And they offer some charging capability during power outages.

sunkenvicar 7y ago
Gas stations are built without our tax dollars. Imagine a future where we wait for our government-mandated chargers to charge. Hopefully there’s an app for that. If costs keep dropping, EVs will become a no-brainer for most. Scrap the government incentives and we will achieve the inevitable.
- clouddrover 7y ago
  > Gas stations are built without our tax dollars Are they? They need fuel to sell. Where does that come from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/15/climate-change-canada-fossil-fuel-subsidies-carbon-trudeau https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/15/climate-change... > Imagine a future where we wait for our government-mandated chargers to charge This is infrastructure building. Canada's got the right idea here. Build roads, build chargers. Makes sense.
  - breitling 7y ago
    You're comparing charging stations to gas. A more logical comparison would be electricity in charging stations vs gas in gas stations.
    - clouddrover 7y ago
      It's all part of the same system. What use is a gas station without gasoline? Do you want $3.3 billion going to fuel subsidies or do you want $8 million going to EV chargers. If you're interested in a smaller government spend, you want to pick the EV chargers.
      - zanybear 7y ago
        That’s what I though too. 8 million is peanuts for Canadian government. Even for the provincial one. I think it’s more a PR move.
endorphone 7y ago
"Scrap the government incentives and we will achieve the inevitable." Government incentives helped overcome the industry chicken-egg problem. Purchase subsidies are effectively R&D dollars towards what is inevitably the future of cars.

sunkenvicar 7y ago

Gas stations are built without our tax dollars. Imagine a future where we wait for our government-mandated chargers to charge. Hopefully there’s an app for that. If costs keep dropping, EVs will become a no-brainer for most. Scrap the government incentives and we will achieve the inevitable.

clouddrover 7y ago
> Gas stations are built without our tax dollars Are they? They need fuel to sell. Where does that come from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/15/climate-change-canada-fossil-fuel-subsidies-carbon-trudeau https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/15/climate-change... > Imagine a future where we wait for our government-mandated chargers to charge This is infrastructure building. Canada's got the right idea here. Build roads, build chargers. Makes sense.
- breitling 7y ago
  You're comparing charging stations to gas. A more logical comparison would be electricity in charging stations vs gas in gas stations.
  - clouddrover 7y ago
    It's all part of the same system. What use is a gas station without gasoline? Do you want $3.3 billion going to fuel subsidies or do you want $8 million going to EV chargers. If you're interested in a smaller government spend, you want to pick the EV chargers.
    - zanybear 7y ago
      That’s what I though too. 8 million is peanuts for Canadian government. Even for the provincial one. I think it’s more a PR move.

endorphone 7y ago

"Scrap the government incentives and we will achieve the inevitable." Government incentives helped overcome the industry chicken-egg problem. Purchase subsidies are effectively R&D dollars towards what is inevitably the future of cars.