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Re:BMW CEO to quit after carmaker loses early lead in electrics by nr152522 on Friday July 05, 2019 @07:53PM (#20366808)
We’re in a transition phase, so hybrids are a practical solution for a lot of people. A “token” battery is useful to a lot of people. Especially those living in the city. Electric charge points aren’t abundant just yet.
Re:BMW CEO to quit after carmaker loses early lead in electrics by cynix on Friday July 05, 2019 @08:55PM (#20367044)
> Electric charge points aren’t abundant just yet.

Every wall socket is a charge point, and most people have dozens of those around their house. They're surely more abundant than petrol stations.

Re:BMW CEO to quit after carmaker loses early lead in electrics by erik_seaberg on Friday July 05, 2019 @09:31PM (#20367170)
240 V 50 A dryer outlets are said to work pretty well, if you happen to own a house. Normal 15 A appliance outlets barely work (Tesla says one hour per three miles!) and no apartment building has ever offered me a parking space that had one.

I wouldn't buy a pure-electric until nearly all apartments have charging, and that work has barely started.

Re:BMW CEO to quit after carmaker loses early lead in electrics by nr152522 on Saturday July 06, 2019 @01:11AM (#20368027)
Just to clarify, I was talking about inner city. Most existing apartment blocks (in London) don’t have charge points available in their car park.

On top of that, I find public charging points to be hit and miss. Quite often you find ICE only cars taking the space or the charging points just out of service/neglected.

I do look forward to the day when electric charging networks are available everywhere with rapid charging.

Re:BMW CEO to quit after carmaker loses early lead in electrics by adrianN on Saturday July 06, 2019 @01:06AM (#20368009)
A lot of people in cities don't have "their house" and don't want to hang a 50m cable out of their window.
Re:BMW CEO to quit after carmaker loses early lead in electrics by tedmcory77 on Friday July 05, 2019 @09:05PM (#20367071)
“Around their house”- key point when youre not near home.