Toyota CEO Says “Silent Majority” of Auto Industry Is Doubting EV-Only Future

Re:Toyota CEO Says “Silent Majority” of Auto Industry Is Dou... by Mistletoe on Monday December 26, 2022 @10:42AM (#34138497)

I want us all to move to electric asap, but the thought of it sometimes scares me thinking about how much copper and infrastructure it will take and how unready we are to accommodate the different speeds of delivery with regard to charging vs. refueling for gas.

Our Tesla superchargers in our state were often getting to capacity and that is just a few spaces and a few cars in a whole state. When every car is electric and the cars take an hour to charge I’m not sure how that is all going to work out.

This problem could be fixed with forethought and planning and converting gas stations asap, but when do humans and specifically Americans ever do that?

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Re:Toyota CEO Says “Silent Majority” of Auto Industry Is Dou... by linsomniac on Monday December 26, 2022 @11:39AM (#34139213)

I'm not sure what state you're talking about, but I can say in 6 years of owning a Tesla, I've only had to wait for a Supercharger twice, maybe 3 times. I know there were long waits at some CA Superchargers 3-4 years ago, but I haven't seen them, largely in CO and on trips to NC.

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