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Why would "economics" be the sole, or driving, factor, without anybody in the room to say "Hey, roughly 50% of the potential market is not going to use any char
by pwinnski 4y ago
Why would "economics" be the sole, or driving, factor, without anybody in the room to say "Hey, roughly 50% of the potential market is not going to use any charging location they deem unsafe, and in fact if we don't work hard to provide a lot of safe charging locations, the entire market size is going to be constrained?"
The women described are making rational choices here. Safety is paramount. The market isn't currently for them, and the people who have created the status quo have done so foolishly, because there weren't enough women in the room when these decisions were made.
- solidsnack9000 4y ago* If 50% will use it, then it still might be a good buy at a low enough price. * The desirable, safe, &c locations for fueling cars are for the most part already occupied by gas stations, so it might be that there are only a few locations available that 100% will use. It is rational to obtain those few and then add locations that 50% will use to reduce load on the locations that 100% will use. The idea that women in the room would have changed this is not plausible, because the constraints are not any different for women planners in this situation than for men planners.