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Local government can quickly change that, if they get their act together. Here in the Hague, there's literally thousands of public chargers available on the cit
by sigio 6mo ago
Local government can quickly change that, if they get their act together. Here in the Hague, there's literally thousands of public chargers available on the city's residential streets. Coupled with the fact that the charging-price is city-mandated at a fixed rate (currently around 35ct/kwh), this gives a perfectly fine solution for most people. (I can charge at home, for 20ct/kwh currently, so that's even nicer)
- throwaway85825 6mo ago35ct/kwh is highway robbery.
- m463 6mo agowould be nice if california had such discounted prices... :)
- throwaway85825 6mo agoJesus, I had no idea California was that bad. How is that even possible? Our rate is 15c/kwh.
- rootusrootus 6mo ago> How is that even possible? It's PG&E for the most part, and their huge liability payout for burning a city to the ground due to skipping maintenance on their distribution lines. Some places in California have prices closer to the US average.
- coryrc 6mo agoAnd not enough share on the people who built on a tinderbox which historically regularly (every few years) had fires go through.
- bittercynic 6mo agoI'm in CA and only charge at home, and pay 14c/kwh.
- m463 6mo agopalo alto and santa clara don't count. They have well-run power companies, not pushing regulatory capture.
- Sayrus 6mo agoNot sure what country you're from but in France it's not rare to see 0.30-0.60€ per kWh and even requiring a subscription on top of that.
- Ekaros 6mo agoWhat is actually the realistic cost. Covering infra, the charger and the maintenance of everything involved. Power and transfer included, with transfer including any standing charges. And after that you probably want decent margin to well run the business.
- throwaway85825 6mo agoIf you're referring to DC charging it's going to be pretty expensive. The construction and power electronics for a DC station is going to be in the millions. For AC the rectifier is inside the car and the L2 chargers is just a fancy plug. Price should just be the base electricity cost.
- subscribed 6mo agoI don't expect 10 thousands of the fast chargers in my town. I'd love to have slow chargers built into the street lights. Not everyone owns a house, and the public charging usually meets or exceeds the petrol price per mile.
- gib444 6mo agoNot in the UK. Local governments (councils) are going bankrupt and are saddled with an overwhelming burden to pay for adult and child social care. There's no money for much else