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Yep. Smells like "I am the good guy" political agenda. Environmental bills that accomplish very little. Go all-in on electric for real change. There is absolut
by goatinaboat 6y ago
Yep. Smells like "I am the good guy" political agenda. Environmental bills that accomplish very little. Go all-in on electric for real change.
There is absolutely not a chance that the UK could have EV charging infrastructure equivalent to the current network of filling stations in place by 2030. Hybrids can be filled as normal, operate on petrol on motorways and self-charge for use in town.
- brianwawok 6y ago95% of BEV charging happens at home. UK has a national power grid. The big part is already done. The number of super chargers you need in public places per car is pretty low. Can’t imagine with 100% saturation you would even need 10% of the gas station population to serve the country.
- goatinaboat 6y ago95% of BEV charging happens at home. Presently happens at home - for those with off-street parking. Plugging in and charging overnight makes a lot of sense for those that a) do have that and b) don't do long enough trips to need to charge elsewhere. But that leaves out an awful lot of people. And EV ranges aren't nearly as long as the manufacturers quote* in any but ideal conditions with a single occupant and no luggage. So filling stations will still be needed and they will all need superchargers. * Yes neither are ICE's but this isn't a problem for anyone because there are petrol stations everywhere
- sideshowb 6y agoI'm all in favour but would quite like to know how much spare generating and grid capacity we have, and what the demand will be if all cars go electric. I get the impression we're not building new power stations fast enough but would like to know more.