Audi announces end of combustion A4, A6 and A8 models

Re:Audi announces end of combustion A4, A6 and A8 models by klyrs on Friday January 22, 2021 @12:19PM (#25873684)

As I understand it, level 3 chargers need quite a lot of infrastructure, and maintenance ain't free. Putting one on, say, every residential block would be a huge expense, and there's a chicken/egg problem where the demand doesn't justify such a step yet... but if everybody gets on board, one per block wouldn't be enough. And right now, folks get tax breaks for their EVs instead of getting taxed for necessary infrastructure improvements.

This is the sort of infrastructure work that a Green New Deal should support. But that's a political poison pill, as supporting energy sector jobs is "patriotic" if it's carbon based and "communism" otherwise.

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Re:Audi announces end of combustion A4, A6 and A8 models by scythe on Friday January 22, 2021 @12:30PM (#25873849)

If the vehicles are parked overnight and mostly driven to work, you don't need anything like a level 3 charger. A 220V/12A outlet is probably enough. That won't give you a full charge, but it's enough for most urban commutes. (And making this infrastructure available should make PHEV owners buy less gasoline, which is good!)

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Re:Audi announces end of combustion A4, A6 and A8 models by klyrs on Friday January 22, 2021 @12:34PM (#25873903)

Yeah, that's a good point. I can only imagine fighting with neighbors over access to that one charger.... maybe banks of L1 would suffice for most daily drivers.

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Re:Audi announces end of combustion A4, A6 and A8 models by aerostable_slug on Friday January 22, 2021 @04:18PM (#25876486)

And with current technology (pun intended), your battery will last significantly longer.

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Re:Audi announces end of combustion A4, A6 and A8 models by PaulDavisThe1st on Friday January 22, 2021 @01:47PM (#25874707)

Excellent reminder/point. Thanks!

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Re:Audi announces end of combustion A4, A6 and A8 models by throwawayboise on Friday January 22, 2021 @03:06PM (#25875705)

> supporting energy sector jobs is "patriotic"

On day 1 of the new US administration, the Keystone XL project was killed. If it's a poison pill it must taste pretty good.

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Re:Audi announces end of combustion A4, A6 and A8 models by perardi on Friday January 22, 2021 @12:31PM (#25873866)

Yeah, building out high-speed chargers on every block cannot possibly be cheap.

You could have an extra fee on top of vehicle stickers for EVs…and even as I type that, I can imagine the pitched screaming, from both sides of the aisle. “Why are you suppressing clean vehicles?!” “More big city taxes?!”

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Re:Audi announces end of combustion A4, A6 and A8 models by na85 on Friday January 22, 2021 @12:56PM (#25874164)

I mean if you accept that fossil fuel emissions are bad for the planet, why on earth would you want to disincentivize purchasing electric vehicles?

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