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Re:BYD Overtakes Tesla as Most Popular EV Maker by ehnto on Saturday December 30, 2023 @01:44PM (#38817659)
I am interested in how you are seeing that working. Are you imagining neighbourhoods would maintain tens of thousands of street outlets and pay for the electricity too? Many people have to park on the street away from their houses, so how do you decide who to charge for it? Smart meters would be a disaster. Just another privatized rent seeking apparatus waiting to turn the screws, and if it public then our income taxes shelling out for private car owners yet again. I don't think city's own taxes are likely to afford such a network, depends on the city of course. But if we are talking about mass adoption then it has to work for poorer neighborhoods, such places struggle to keep the roads maintained let alone a charging network that covers every parking space.

Sorry I hope I am not being too dismissive, I am interested in if you have thought some of it through and have answers.

Re:BYD Overtakes Tesla as Most Popular EV Maker by Zigurd on Saturday December 30, 2023 @04:01PM (#38819084)
Municipalities used to pay for 100-200w street lamps on every lamppost.
Re:BYD Overtakes Tesla as Most Popular EV Maker by sowbug on Saturday December 30, 2023 @05:22PM (#38819863)
If the world moves to sustainable energy, then we stop paying for the externalities of fossil-fuel usage, and we have a better chance at surviving the effects of climate change.

You're absolutely correct that someone has to pay for installation, maintenance, and electricity. Almost any answer I can think of is better than the current situation.

Re:BYD Overtakes Tesla as Most Popular EV Maker by bryanlarsen on Saturday December 30, 2023 @06:30PM (#38820341)
Maybe not street parking, but all new work parking, apartment parking and pay parking lots should have power in each stall.

It can be done. 40 years ago almost all spots in cold weather areas had block heater plugs.