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> EVs are significantly more expensive The point of the article is how that's quickly going to no longer be the case > There's no charging infrastructure to s

by dymk 3y ago

> EVs are significantly more expensive The point of the article is how that's quickly going to no longer be the case > There's no charging infrastructure to speak of in most countries Solvable in single-digit numbers of years, even the US which is a sloth at building infra is doing fine scaling up its charging and distribution network

troupo 3y ago
> Solvable in single-digit numbers of years, even the US which is a sloth at building infra is doing fine scaling up its charging and distribution network US is much faster than, say, Sweden. And "single digit years" brings us to 2030 at least if the pace picks up. I live in a Stockholm suburb [1]. In the past 4-5 years the number of charging stations remained at 20, and all the new construction in the vicinity has 0 parking spots fitted with chargers as developers claim it's too costly, and existing infrastructure doesn't permit it. [1] No, it's not a US suburb. It's a European suburb with high-rise/multi-story apartment buildings, and new construction also being mostly multi-story apartment buildings. Thinks this: https://www.google.com/maps/@59.2775628,17.8994667,3a,75y,209.86h,94.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sNV4LXaEpvU8cGl_fp9BJng!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/@59.2775628,17.8994667,3a,75y,20... and not the American cul de sacs Even the brand new districts like https://www.google.com/maps/@59.3066523,18.031298,3a,75y,152.57h,108.93t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sGHmtnVU5wKzF5J2Hm4RflQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DGHmtnVU5wKzF5J2Hm4RflQ%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D170.84366%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/@59.3066523,18.031298,3a,75y,152... have essentially zero charging stations in their underground parking lots.

by dymk 3y ago

troupo 3y ago

> Solvable in single-digit numbers of years, even the US which is a sloth at building infra is doing fine scaling up its charging and distribution network US is much faster than, say, Sweden. And "single digit years" brings us to 2030 at least if the pace picks up. I live in a Stockholm suburb [1]. In the past 4-5 years the number of charging stations remained at 20, and all the new construction in the vicinity has 0 parking spots fitted with chargers as developers claim it's too costly, and existing infrastructure doesn't permit it. [1] No, it's not a US suburb. It's a European suburb with high-rise/multi-story apartment buildings, and new construction also being mostly multi-story apartment buildings. Thinks this: https://www.google.com/maps/@59.2775628,17.8994667,3a,75y,209.86h,94.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sNV4LXaEpvU8cGl_fp9BJng!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/@59.2775628,17.8994667,3a,75y,20... and not the American cul de sacs Even the brand new districts like https://www.google.com/maps/@59.3066523,18.031298,3a,75y,152.57h,108.93t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sGHmtnVU5wKzF5J2Hm4RflQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DGHmtnVU5wKzF5J2Hm4RflQ%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D170.84366%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/@59.3066523,18.031298,3a,75y,152... have essentially zero charging stations in their underground parking lots.