The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks

Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by kalleboo on Thursday March 30, 2023 @09:24AM (#35372315)

Most people in cities will be charging at home though, the big supercharging stations will be along the highways where people are driving for hours. And with how simple car chargers are, they can just be a part of supermarket parking lots, etc.

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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by peoplefromibiza on Thursday March 30, 2023 @09:36AM (#35372490)

> Most people in cities will be charging at home though

That's exactly where the US and the rest of the World diverge.

In most of the rest of the World people in cities are precisely those who would not be charging at home, because it would be impossible.

Besides, my car is parked 5 minutes walking away from where my house is.

And I've been extremely lucky to find a parking spot so close.

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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by kalleboo on Friday March 31, 2023 @04:15AM (#35384145)

I'm not from or live in the US so you don't need to preach to me about the rest of the world.

Lamp-post charging is already being rolled out in parts of Europe https://ubitricity.com/en/driver/charging-network-map/

Once EVs are more common, it will make more sense for parking lot operators to offer charging services for more income.

You say that it will take over 20 years to roll out on-street charging, but somehow reducing the dependency on cars can be done quicker or easier?

I live in Japan, which is often touted as a very public transit-friendly society, but I have 2 kids and could not live without a car. Especially in the summer with 36C+ temperatures, or during typhoon season. Believing that we can have a future with zero cars seems very unrealistic.

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