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Maybe. Some studies show up to 80% of EV charging in the US is done at home. So demand is way lower.

• belltaco 4y ago
  That's partly because it's hard for apartment/condo users to charge EVs, so they buy them less compared to home owners or renters, and thus underrepresented in your stats in spite of demand for EVs among them. It's a classic chicken and egg problem.
  • philips 4y ago
    My personal belief is that condos will apartment/condos will start installing chargers as both a differentiator and through incentives. My own experience is that I refused to sign a lease in 2019 until an outlet was available and the landlord installed one. It will be like pet friendly apartments.
    • vineyardmike 4y ago
      Not every apartment is pet friendly. Not every apartment can have an electric charger. I agree that it’s going to get a lot more common at apartments but won’t apply to everyone. My last apartment had a massive garage with electric charging. It was $400/mo. My current apartment doesn’t have anything beyond street parking which definitely has no electric charging spots.
• freeflight 4y ago
  Careful with taking that number at face value. For the longest time the EV market was an upper-class market, so first adopters most likely were people who are wealthy enough to have their own home and thus the option to install their own chargers, particularly as the charging networks weren't really in place yet 10 years ago. But over time that % is bound to shift heavily as EVs become more affordable, the charging networks become more dense, and more people, who don't own their own property, get into the market. This will very likely increase demand for "not at home" charging, particularly considering how in many urban places people already struggle with finding a place to park, let alone one with a charger.