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It’s just growing pains. Electric cars are trivial to charge at home because they get hours to charge every day. However on a road trip people want to dump as
by Retric 2y ago
It’s just growing pains.
Electric cars are trivial to charge at home because they get hours to charge every day. However on a road trip people want to dump as much energy as quickly as possible which has meant a rapid evolution of what cars/cabling/chargers/grid can handle and what chargers can supply. In 20 years this will all be boring infrastructure just like gas stations, until then it’s going to be a bumpy ride.
- vzaliva 2y agoCharging an EV is straightforward if you have a home parking spot. However, "According to the 2017 American Housing Survey, 66% of all occupied housing units in the United States had a garage or carport." For those living in big cities and relying on street parking, EVs are still less practical. I envision a service where you leave your car parked on the street and schedule a mobile charger through an app to come and charge it while you're away.
- Retric 2y agoAdd driveway to garage or carport, but I get your point. Individuals can’t install them, but cities or parking garages can. Level 1 or 2 chargers down a city street makes more sense the more EV adoption increases. Right now only 1% of cars on the road are EV’s, but EV’s and plug in hybrids are 18% of new car sales. Even if adoption stalls we will still build a lot more EV infrastructure, which then makes EV’s more attractive.