What Needs to Happen Before Electric Cars Take Over the World

Re:What Needs to Happen Before Electric Cars Take Over the W... by samcheng on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @03:46AM (#15958709)

Or street parking needs to make way for bike lanes, transit, and pedestrian space!

To be honest, though, electrifying public parking isn't that outlandish either. Fairbanks, Alaska has done it for a while to power engine block heaters.

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Re:What Needs to Happen Before Electric Cars Take Over the W... by kozak on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @06:29AM (#15959402)

Wow, an image search for the query "engine block heaters public parking" gave me a peek of how our all-electrified automotive future is going to look like. Impressive.

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Re:What Needs to Happen Before Electric Cars Take Over the W... by paol on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @04:04AM (#15958786)

Sure, it's entirely possible but it represents a major capital expenditure for urban municipalities, probably more than most could afford without external subsidies.

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Re:What Needs to Happen Before Electric Cars Take Over the W... by kuro68k on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @05:25AM (#15959183)

In the long run it saves money on cleaning and dealing with the health consequences.

Like all infrastructure projects there is an initial outlay.

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