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Re:Japan Now Has More Electric Car Charging Spots Than Gas S... by sparky_z on Thursday May 05, 2016 @03:08PM (#11638889)
> In-home chargers do affect the viability of a new technology, and they are available to use. Just not to everyone. But most people who have an electric car have access to at least one private charger, and it's the one they will use most, so it affects them more than any other charger, especially for regular, in-region daily use/commuting.

Yes, but you have to pay for one. It's part of the cost of switching (in a way that "constructing your own gas station" isn't). That's my point.

Re:Japan Now Has More Electric Car Charging Spots Than Gas S... by capote on Thursday May 05, 2016 @07:14PM (#11640423)
You're right, and I wasn't saying this article is groundbreaking, or that the progress is tremendous. I was just defending the figure/comparison as a reasonable one to make us aware of the progress in this early stage of EV adoption.