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Let's take Madrid as an example of a typical densely populated euro-city. ~ 3M population, half a million registered cars. I really don't see it economically,
by whatever1 6y ago
Let's take Madrid as an example of a typical densely populated euro-city. ~ 3M population, half a million registered cars. I really don't see it economically, environmentally, or even technically viable to install a quarter million chargers to fix the battery charging problem.
- erikrothoff 6y agoWhy would a quarter of a million chargers be needed? Seems really excessive.
- whatever1 6y agoBecause every car needs to charge 1-2 times per week and you also don't want to park 10 blocks away from home. Maybe 50% coverage is indeed excessive, but it is correct ballpark estimate. Maybe you can get away with 20-30% in cities with less lazy (and more coordinated) people :)
- theshrike79 6y agoOnly if none of the 500k cars can be charged at home.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 6y agoMany of these already have lampposts. If the wiring isn't strong enough to support chargers (it might, for slow charging, if the cables were designed for old lighting technology), fine, dig up the street, lay thicker cables, use the opportunity to bury FTTH, and you can now place a charger at every parking bay.