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Gasoline would suck just as bad without an extensive distribution network. This isn’t a technology problem. It’s a horse before the feed lot problem.

• smileysteve 3y ago
  Except Tesla figured out the feed and nobody else has. It's also a difficult investment for businesses (gas stations) because with ev adoption, everybody with 120v and a <60 mile daily commute is likely to charge at home 75% of the time
  • theshrike79 3y ago
    From what I've experienced and heard from other EV users, people who charge at home don't care what charging on the road costs. You charge at home for 80-90% of the time or even more. Practically all day to day driving is extremely cheap, especially with market rate power and some home automation. I've got a pretty expensive setup (rented apartment + 3rd party charger) and it costs me 5,70€ to charge my car from 0-100%. I can buy about 3 liters of gasoline or diesel with that... So when we as a family go on road trips or visit family, I can't even remember the last time I checked the price on a public charger. I've yet to break "half a tank of gas" -levels on a single trip.
    • api 3y ago
      This is true. A full 230 miles worth of charge for our Nissan Leaf at home is like $8.