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If people can't charge their vehicles at home (inside their garage), I see that as a burden on the city to provide adequate street based charging stations...sim
by djfobbz 5y ago
If people can't charge their vehicles at home (inside their garage), I see that as a burden on the city to provide adequate street based charging stations...similar to parking meters they already have.
- ep103 5y agoYeah, the city should step in to fill this role. Perhaps they could pass some sort of law requiring that current oil-based infrastructure has to support battery charging as well. Gas stations might be a particularly good target, since they are already geographically optimized for refueling vehicles.
- bastawhiz 5y agoWhy doesn't the city install gas pumps along the streets as well? Parking meters are not comparable infrastructure. They often run on a small solar cell with almost no maintenance burden. Charging stations require a substantive amount of power and regular maintenance. Installing street chargers essentially requires entirely net new infrastructure.
- giantg2 5y ago"Why doesn't the city install gas pumps along the streets as well?" Because the process for pumping gas is fundamentally different from charging. If filling up a gas tank took hours, then you likely would see this sort of infrastructure. Also, it doesn't need to be the city directly. They can contract this to a private provider.
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