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Re:Toyota CEO talks about why he isn’t all-in on EVs by withinboredom on Sunday October 02, 2022 @07:24PM (#33061453)
It’s like that here in the NL. My power company has an EV sparking spot on every block in my neighborhood. I rented an EV for a weekend and was pleasantly shocked at how easy it was to find a charger. Well, as long as you’re not in Amsterdam. Amsterdam is hell in any kind of vehicle.
Re:Toyota CEO talks about why he isn’t all-in on EVs by votepaunchy on Sunday October 02, 2022 @07:43PM (#33061604)
> It’s like that here in the NL.

We’ve gone from “ubiquitous” to one spot on every block.

Re:Toyota CEO talks about why he isn’t all-in on EVs by jeffalyanak on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @04:43PM (#33101031)
I say it's easy to make L2 street parking ubiquitous _anywhere_, not _everywhere_ all at once.

Obviously taken in totality it's a massive undertaking, but you could say the same thing about streetlamps, or roads, or basically any ubiquitous infrastructure.

Many places have started with 1-2 spots per neighborhood, which is prudent and scalable. As demand rises they should be able to keep pace with that demand without significant technical challenges.

Re:Toyota CEO talks about why he isn’t all-in on EVs by brianwawok on Sunday October 02, 2022 @08:07PM (#33061794)
That’s potentially plenty though. You only need street charging for a relatively small Percent of the population. For most drivers 1 night in 3 would keep you fully charged.
Re:Toyota CEO talks about why he isn’t all-in on EVs by nonethewiser on Sunday October 02, 2022 @10:26PM (#33062819)
Sounds terrible. Now instead of worry about finding a spot, you worry about whether your car will be functional or not.
Re:Toyota CEO talks about why he isn’t all-in on EVs by brianwawok on Sunday October 02, 2022 @11:34PM (#33063210)
Nah you can always l3 charge for 15 minutes.