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If by "majority" you mean, a small minority, then you're spot on! All you have to do is look at the census. 2/3rds of households have a garage or carport. If y

If by "majority" you mean, a small minority, then you're spot on! All you have to do is look at the census. 2/3rds of households have a garage or carport. If you add to this the number of people with private parking, that's like 80+% of people who can have chargers subsidized by the state. It's always important to look at numbers before you get trapped in your bubble.

culturestate 3y ago
> If by "majority" you mean, a small minority, then you're spot on! ... It's always important to look at numbers before you get trapped in your bubble. Speaking of bubbles, I wrote "majority of the western world," which admittedly surprisingly stretches beyond America. Two-thirds of households in, say, Berlin absolutely do not have carports, garages, or private parking.
- AdamN 3y ago
  Charging infrastructure in Berlin is fine - I had an EV for over a year and charged on the street no problem. The two major caveats are that you really need a card specifically for paying the charging networks (not a credit card which is a major hassle) and road trips are more difficult than they would be with an ICE car.
  - culturestate 3y ago
    I suppose that depends on your perspective. The nearest charging point to my flat is ~10 minutes on foot, which I wouldn't consider convenient in any way.
    - AdamN 3y ago
      It's true for me also but I didn't think of it as much of a burden. The car would last for about 2+ weeks between charges with the way I drove it and there was also the option of trying to charge near work which I would drive to sometimes.
ljm 3y ago
> It's always important to look at numbers before you get trapped in your bubble. The irony. I didn't realise that the UK (and in fact a large portion of Europe) wasn't part of the western world.
Clubber 3y ago
I have a garage and my car won't fit in it because it's filled with crap.
- lotsoweiners 3y ago
  Haha I have a 3 car garage and can barely fit one in. I admit that it is a problem that technology is unlikely to solve.

culturestate 3y ago

> If by "majority" you mean, a small minority, then you're spot on! ... It's always important to look at numbers before you get trapped in your bubble. Speaking of bubbles, I wrote "majority of the western world," which admittedly surprisingly stretches beyond America. Two-thirds of households in, say, Berlin absolutely do not have carports, garages, or private parking.

AdamN 3y ago
Charging infrastructure in Berlin is fine - I had an EV for over a year and charged on the street no problem. The two major caveats are that you really need a card specifically for paying the charging networks (not a credit card which is a major hassle) and road trips are more difficult than they would be with an ICE car.
- culturestate 3y ago
  I suppose that depends on your perspective. The nearest charging point to my flat is ~10 minutes on foot, which I wouldn't consider convenient in any way.
  - AdamN 3y ago
    It's true for me also but I didn't think of it as much of a burden. The car would last for about 2+ weeks between charges with the way I drove it and there was also the option of trying to charge near work which I would drive to sometimes.

ljm 3y ago

> It's always important to look at numbers before you get trapped in your bubble. The irony. I didn't realise that the UK (and in fact a large portion of Europe) wasn't part of the western world.

Clubber 3y ago

I have a garage and my car won't fit in it because it's filled with crap.

lotsoweiners 3y ago
Haha I have a 3 car garage and can barely fit one in. I admit that it is a problem that technology is unlikely to solve.