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In Norway, people charge at home. EV stations are mainly for roadtrips. The gas station comparison does not make sense.

• xenospn 2y ago
  I’m actually confused about Norway, you see a lot of electric cars parked down the street but no one has a garage in Norway (in the city, at least), and I haven’t seen many cars actually plugged in. Where does everyone charge?
  • pornel 2y ago
    In the UK supermarkets have fast chargers. You park, plug in, go shopping, return to a fully charged car (similarly at pubs, cafes, gyms, etc.) BEVs don't have to be plugged in like cellphones. In city driving one full charge can suffice for a whole week of commuting and errands.
    • t0mas88 2y ago
      How is the price for fast chargers in the UK? In the Netherlands it's crazy, something like 3-4x the price of home charging and close to 10x what you would "loose" on using your own solar power instead of selling it to the grid. For most hybrids using a fast charger is over 2x more expensive per mile than using petrol.
  • sgt 2y ago
    Most people live outside the cities, so the more common scenario is having a house and a garage. If you live in an apartment building, there might be charging points. People parked on the street in the city streets have fewer options.
• ein0p 2y ago
  In the US as well. I have to admit however that I didn’t think of this as that much of a big deal before we bought a Tesla. The FUD about charging that’s out there is really effective. But then it turned out I can even charge it out of a common household outlet and there’s really no problem at all until you need to drive 300+ miles