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I still don’t understand how they plan to solve that problem in majority of the world. I only have public parking around, and even refueling at the gas station

I still don’t understand how they plan to solve that problem in majority of the world. I only have public parking around, and even refueling at the gas station in the neighborhood can take 15 minutes due to queues, at least it lasts me for 1000km. There is a charging network, which at the moment works fine, but imagine if everyone had EVs. Charging stations would need to have 50-100 spots.

toomuchtodo 5y ago
Electricity is ubiquitous. For those with private garages our outdoor parking, they will use their own charger. Sidewalk charger pedestals, as well as chargers that integrate with street lighting, are available. Fast DC charging at public parking is rapidly expanding. Workplaces are offering charging as a perk. Most will charge at home or at work. For the most remote locations, chargers exist that charge batteries off of solar to provide charge to EVs. Consider how gas stations are fairly ubiquitous, and that EV chargers are even easier to install anywhere power is available. Outlets and level 2 chargers (~10kw) are a 1-2 day job, Fast DC chargers (Superchargers and similar) a week or two.
theshrike79 5y ago
The solution is a complete paradigm shift on how you "refuel". With an EV you don't go to a "refuel station" every time your charge is around 5% and charge it all the way to full like you do with ICE vehicles. The solution is that you charge everywhere. Reliable and ubiquitous destination charging. Going to the supermarket? Charge. Going to the mall? Charge. Parking at the office? Charge. Parking at home? Charge. Park at the curb? Charge from the streetlight. Arrive at the hotel for your trip? Charge overnight. None of these need to charge your car from 0-100 in 5 minutes. It just needs to give you more charge than it took you to get there and the net result is positive. It doesn't need to be a 350kW mega-charger with water-cooled wires to prevent overheating. A 11-22kW AC charger is more than enough and costs a grand a pop to install. The only time you actually need fast DC charging is when you're doing road trips that are longer than your EV range is. And even in these cases your car navi should take care of it for you. (Most don't do this properly, some do, but it's mostly software). All the other times you're charging a bit every time you stop somewhere. For example the supermarket I shop at weekly is about 20km round trip, they have a 22kW charger and my car can pull around 7kW from that. After a half-hour of shopping, I've got more charge in my car than I had when I left home. If I go to the local McDonalds drive-through, I can use their 350kW DC charger and usually need to unplug before my burger is done and brought to my car.

toomuchtodo 5y ago

Electricity is ubiquitous. For those with private garages our outdoor parking, they will use their own charger. Sidewalk charger pedestals, as well as chargers that integrate with street lighting, are available. Fast DC charging at public parking is rapidly expanding. Workplaces are offering charging as a perk. Most will charge at home or at work. For the most remote locations, chargers exist that charge batteries off of solar to provide charge to EVs. Consider how gas stations are fairly ubiquitous, and that EV chargers are even easier to install anywhere power is available. Outlets and level 2 chargers (~10kw) are a 1-2 day job, Fast DC chargers (Superchargers and similar) a week or two.

theshrike79 5y ago

The solution is a complete paradigm shift on how you "refuel". With an EV you don't go to a "refuel station" every time your charge is around 5% and charge it all the way to full like you do with ICE vehicles. The solution is that you charge everywhere. Reliable and ubiquitous destination charging. Going to the supermarket? Charge. Going to the mall? Charge. Parking at the office? Charge. Parking at home? Charge. Park at the curb? Charge from the streetlight. Arrive at the hotel for your trip? Charge overnight. None of these need to charge your car from 0-100 in 5 minutes. It just needs to give you more charge than it took you to get there and the net result is positive. It doesn't need to be a 350kW mega-charger with water-cooled wires to prevent overheating. A 11-22kW AC charger is more than enough and costs a grand a pop to install. The only time you actually need fast DC charging is when you're doing road trips that are longer than your EV range is. And even in these cases your car navi should take care of it for you. (Most don't do this properly, some do, but it's mostly software). All the other times you're charging a bit every time you stop somewhere. For example the supermarket I shop at weekly is about 20km round trip, they have a 22kW charger and my car can pull around 7kW from that. After a half-hour of shopping, I've got more charge in my car than I had when I left home. If I go to the local McDonalds drive-through, I can use their 350kW DC charger and usually need to unplug before my burger is done and brought to my car.