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Definitely not easier. By a wide, wide margin. Each physical “charger” comes off a truck and the concrete foundation is trivial, of course. No limiting facto
by pjkundert 4y ago
Definitely not easier. By a wide, wide margin.
Each physical “charger” comes off a truck and the concrete foundation is trivial, of course. No limiting factors there.
The infrastructure to route sufficient power and energy to the site? Massive. Think in terms of a small town or aluminum smelter suddenly popping into being on a random street-corner. Every upstream electrical distribution component must be questioned and possibly upgraded.
Once the low-hanging fruit are gone, possible locations will get harder and harder to find.
Source: a friend who manages the physical installation of car charging stations.
- quonn 4y agoIt's pretty clear by now that there will be three types of charging: 1. Medium fast charging at home. Most people will do that. No problems with infrastructure, especially if combined with solar. 2. Slow charging on basically every parking spot at the side of the road in cities. Most people living in apartments will do that. This already exists, it's not a problem. It also means that most trips can now be done with just 50-75% of the range because the car will be able to recharge at the destination. 3. Superchargers for cross-country trips. These will become more expensive and even faster. Most people will use them on holidays.
- klabb3 4y agoYes, the biggest issue is grid support and energy production. In total, if all daily driving was replaces with EVs overnight, it would increase electricity demand by ~25% total (or ~80% in residential use). Still, expanding the grid is a no-brainer, because everyone who comes off petrochemicals are going to need electrification. So, if you can't expand the grid (slowly over time) you have bigger problems.