How Many EV Charging Stations Does the US Need to Replace Gas Stations?

Re:How Many EV Charging Stations Does the US Need to Replace... by rascul on Monday May 27, 2024 @04:02PM (#40494112)

> You can’t (generally) refuel your ICE car at home.

You potentially can, though. In many areas, laws/regulations/ordinances allow one to have a large tank and a pump. Bulk gasoline delivery can also cost less than what one would typically pay at the pump. I've rarely seen it done except at businesses with fleets of vehicles or large farms, though.

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Re:How Many EV Charging Stations Does the US Need to Replace... by SideburnsOfDoom on Tuesday May 28, 2024 @08:05AM (#40499846)

Potentially true, but in practice much less useful than fitting one more high-power electric plug, to a garage.

A house will already have electricity, even high-power plugs for electric stoves and dryers. A house will not already have any gasoline taps. A gasoline storage tank is another avoidable source of fire and chemical contamination risk. The shelf life of gasoline is not indefinite, it is "about six months".

Both are upfront costs, but the average person won't put a gasoline storage tank in the same ballpark as a L2 EV plug.

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Re:How Many EV Charging Stations Does the US Need to Replace... by rascul on Tuesday May 28, 2024 @08:47AM (#40500207)

It would be somewhat comparable to a heating oil tank, which many residences in the northern US already have.

Note that I'm not suggesting this be done, only that it's potentially possible, and in some rare cases is done.

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