Show HN: Open-source UK fuel availability tracker

Re:Show HN: Open-source UK fuel availability tracker by leoedin on Monday October 04, 2021 @08:50AM (#28745998)

We're talking about only selling EVs from 2030, but the state of EV chargers, especially in urban areas, is absolutely dire. And there doesn't seem to be enough recognition of that. Take for example the London borough of Haringey. There's 81 publicly accessible EV charging points, and they're making a song and dance about installing a further 37. https://www.haringey.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/travel/...

How many people live in Haringey? 270,000. Housing is predominantly flats and terraced housing. Even if there's only a car for every 4 people, that still means 67,500 EVs.

There needs to be a couple of orders of magnitude more EV chargers to be anywhere close to "ready" for the EV transition.

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Re:Show HN: Open-source UK fuel availability tracker by ashtonkem on Monday October 04, 2021 @08:48PM (#28754263)

EV chargers are easier to install than gas stations though; you can add them to an underground car park in a year or less, no problem.

We created gas stations in less time, and they’re bigger and more logistically intense.

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Re:Show HN: Open-source UK fuel availability tracker by illwrks on Monday October 04, 2021 @03:40PM (#28751132)

I honestly think it will never be about EVs but about creating opportunities to increase tax.

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