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Re:Tesla Surges Above $500, Leaving Analyst Targets in the Dust by boardwaalk on Monday January 13, 2020 @02:54PM (#22037949)
We’re about one step away in battery tech (which Tesla leads on, among other things (efficiency, integration, etc) from a mid range electric car be upfront cost equivalent with an mid range gas car. Once that’s there, plus charging infrastructure (which is rapidly coming up) the other benefits (maintenance, torque, quiet, fuel costs, etc) will be front and center for every car buyer making the choice between the two technologies.

I don’t think it’s too optimistic. VW with the ID.3 seems like they’re the only ones who will be able to match the scale and qualities of product to the Model 3/Y in the near term.

We’ll see though. It’s interesting in any case.

Re:Tesla Surges Above $500, Leaving Analyst Targets in the Dust by genS3 on Monday January 13, 2020 @03:42PM (#22038341)
do they have a roadmap for charging infrastructure? What if they sell millions and it takes 20min to charge knowing that most people will charge at similar times when going to work?
Re:Tesla Surges Above $500, Leaving Analyst Targets in the Dust by xbmcuser on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @12:14AM (#22042051)
This assumption is wrong that everyone needs to charge before going to work. Once people started hitting queues at charging stations they will start charging at home over night. Though personally I think work place charging stations should be promoted where electric cars get charged at work using solar energy instead of at night at home using fossil fuel based electricity.
Re:Tesla Surges Above $500, Leaving Analyst Targets in the Dust by Tempest1981 on Monday January 13, 2020 @09:31PM (#22041273)
This test in LA is interesting, using existing power infrastructure:

https://electrek.co/2019/11/13/la-adds-hundreds-of-ev-charge...

Re:Tesla Surges Above $500, Leaving Analyst Targets in the Dust by aviraldg on Monday January 13, 2020 @04:05PM (#22038571)
Wouldn't most people just charge at home, overnight?
Re:Tesla Surges Above $500, Leaving Analyst Targets in the Dust by d1zzy on Monday January 13, 2020 @04:34PM (#22038897)
That may work in suburban America but I'm not so sure about the rest of the world. Most of my life I've lived in apartment complexes (US) / blocks of flats (Europe) where there was no car charging possibility when parking. It would require huge infrastructure changes to allow most people to be able to charge at home and work, this is different from gas powered vehicles where you need a relatively small number of (centralized) points that distribute fuel. With electric cars that number needs to be much larger and it's distributed.

It can be done over decades for sure but it won't happen overnight.

Re:Tesla Surges Above $500, Leaving Analyst Targets in the Dust by Fjolsvith on Monday January 13, 2020 @07:08PM (#22040268)
I can see charging trucks going around all night and topping vehicles up mobile resupply like.
Re:Tesla Surges Above $500, Leaving Analyst Targets in the Dust by cmonnow on Monday January 13, 2020 @10:39PM (#22041623)
charging trucks that run diesel generators ?
Re:Tesla Surges Above $500, Leaving Analyst Targets in the Dust by Fjolsvith on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @02:06AM (#22042531)
Or with big batteries.