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 itsoktocry on Monday May 27, 2024 @06:37PM (#40495446)

>I live in Canada and I really can't see myself driving an EV right now.

We live in a semi-rural part of Canada, and have a bit of a (pleasant, country) commute. I want the most efficient vehicle. I ran the numbers and an EV just did not make sense. If you're driving mostly highway, the overall cost/km isn't that much better than the best ICEs, and the ICE is much cheaper.

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Re:How Many EV Charging Stations Does the US Need to Replace... by markus_zhang on Monday May 27, 2024 @06:42PM (#40495483)

Oh I wish I could live in such a place too.

Financial-wise, I actually haven't compared the cost/km because of two things:

- I'm not sure how expensive a switch of battery going to be (do we have data on that?)

- Yeah they are outright more expensive than ICEs, and with the current financing climate, not very attractive

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Re:How Many EV Charging Stations Does the US Need to Replace... by RavlaAlvar on Monday May 27, 2024 @09:00PM (#40496348)

This what I don’t get about EV

If you live in suburban and commuting to downtown for work, large part of the driving would be high way. Having hybrid makes way more sense in this scenario.

If you live in downtown, you probably don’t need a car or you are parking in a underground parking lot that does not guarantee you a charging plspot

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