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> you can charge it at home Most people in most big cities don't have private parking they can equip with a charger, and they struggle to even find parking at
by dvirsky 5y ago
> you can charge it at home
Most people in most big cities don't have private parking they can equip with a charger, and they struggle to even find parking at all. You'd have to make every single parking space in a big city a charger to make this approach scale.
- rootusrootus 5y ago> Most people in most big cities ... should use fast chargers, if they have no 'at home' option. Most people in the US live in single family detached homes and can get enough juice from a 120V outlet to meet their daily driving needs.
- dvirsky 5y agoMost of the world is not the US. And fast charging of ~1 hour or even 25 minutes is an inconvenience that would make people choose a non EV.
- rootusrootus 5y agoWe're not far from 15 minute charge times (and in some regards already there). That's fast enough.
- jfengel 5y agoMost people in big cities don't have cars. Most of the cars in a city are commuters, who go home every night to the burbs. It's the same reason cities have relatively few gas stations. People who insist on having cars in cities will either find places to charge, continue to own gas cars, or switch to ride sharing plus public transport. It is not a case for Tesla to change their entire design.