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> Most people in cities will be charging at home though That's exactly where the US and the rest of the World diverge. In most of the rest of the World people
by peoplefromibiza 4y ago
> Most people in cities will be charging at home though
That's exactly where the US and the rest of the World diverge.
In most of the rest of the World people in cities are precisely those who would not be charging at home, because it would be impossible.
Besides, my car is parked 5 minutes walking away from where my house is.
And I've been extremely lucky to find a parking spot so close.
If what you meant is that the cars will be charging at night while they are parked on the streets, think again.
On street chargers here won't be a common thing for the next 20 years, at least.
Not to say that it's impossible, but it's hardly a worthy switch, from the POV of users.
A much better solution would be drastically reducing the dependency from cars, instead of electrifying them and marketing them as the next cool thing, so that a lot more cars will be clogging and occupying a lot of parking space on our perfectly cyclable and perfectly walkable pavements and roads.
- kalleboo 4y agoI'm not from or live in the US so you don't need to preach to me about the rest of the world. Lamp-post charging is already being rolled out in parts of Europe https://ubitricity.com/en/driver/charging-network-map/ https://ubitricity.com/en/driver/charging-network-map/ Once EVs are more common, it will make more sense for parking lot operators to offer charging services for more income. You say that it will take over 20 years to roll out on-street charging, but somehow reducing the dependency on cars can be done quicker or easier? I live in Japan, which is often touted as a very public transit-friendly society, but I have 2 kids and could not live without a car. Especially in the summer with 36C+ temperatures, or during typhoon season. Believing that we can have a future with zero cars seems very unrealistic.