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Re:I tried to add EV chargers to my rental property. Here's ... by bhhaskin on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @03:55AM (#33244279)
Both BMW and Toyota have hydrogen cars.

We are talking about the infrastructure of EVs not EVs them selfs. The price is dropping on EVs, but that won't matter if most people can't charge them. Which is the problem.

Vandalism is becoming more and more of a problem with EV charging stations. People are stealing the Copper wires. That will be a major issue at apartment complexes if they install charging stations.

The US. department of energy is pushing to have $1 per kilogram by 2030. ($2 per kilogram by 2025). The Toyota Mirai can go 402 miles on 16.8kg of hydrogen. And it takes 5 minutes to fill up.

Re:I tried to add EV chargers to my rental property. Here's ... by zizee on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @08:36AM (#33246243)
> BMW and Toyota have hydrogen cars.

How many have shipped? How many gas stations are pumping hydrogen?

> most people can't charge them

That's the beauty of EVs. They can be adopted regardless of what the majority are doing. There is a sizable market of people who can charge EVs (approx 95 million freestanding homes in the US alone, about 60 million are owner occupied). This number is only going to grow. More and more apartments/carparks are being fitted with chargers. It's not a small task, but it can be done gradually, unlike hydrogen. Unless you get some massive coordinated effort between multiple car companies and gas stations to roll out hydrogen refil stations across an entire country in preparation for hoped for sales, people just won't buy them. EV naysayers love to talk about range anxiety for EVs. Imagine the range anxiety if you had a hydrogen vehicle today.

Meanwhile millions of EVs are driving on roads today, with numbers always growing.

https://financesonline.com/number-of-us-households

https://www.quora.com/How-many-single-family-homes-are-there...

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-most-homeowners-in-t...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brendarichardson/2019/07/26/nea...