Thing is we will soon all be forced to in some countries. In 2030 no new petrol or diesel cars will be sold in the UK and it is looking good with 20% of new cars being electric this year
I know! Seriously trying to charge on a trip to the States if you don't have a Tesla is a nightmare! Here in Québec at least its ChargePoint at places like Ikea and IGA and the Hydro-Québec run Circuit Electrique on all the streets and public parking etc..
Actually, in Hungary they just put in service a charger that can be used with a. Simple bank card. No apps, no registration, nothing. youtu.be/zBseb5I0HyI at 10:39
I agree it could and should be better. There is a consultation in the uk currently on how the gov can legislate to improve the infrastructure. Thinks like ease of use, reliability and of course numbers are key. Tesla shows how good it can be if done properly. Loads of chargers, with lots at every location, fast, reliable and easy to use. Looks like they will be opening up at least some of the locations to other cars after the trials in The Netherlands and Norway.
Here is another issue you are going to see with the rise of the EV. Power grids. Not every country can even supply a continued state of power in good weather. Look at California, or New York. Major cities suffer rolling black outs and such just because too many people have their A/C on all day. How do they expect to support all these EV's being plugged in overnight? Even in my smaller town, in the peak of summer we tend to get power knocked out for maybe just a few minutes, but still. Add in any type of weather that could disrupt power supply (like high speed winds) and now you have everyone out of power, and even worse, emergency vehicles MIA because they don't have enough charge to get where you are.
Of course, there is always the reliable gas generator right? Well... Not if you live in California. On Dec 10th, they banned them. SO. Now where's your back up? Better hope you have a battery power bank attached to your home and a solar roof or wind farm. Oh, you couldn't afford the $20K roof, $10K battery bank? Well - good luck! And that's honestly, my biggest issue with the push for EV's. Our country (America) should have been well equipped to handle this. But, you know, we talk about how we can, but when it comes time to do it, politicians screw things up, and award contracts to their friends who donate money and we are left with a sub par system.
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Might be better for companies to agree on standards than for government to get involved. It isn't fair to ask those who don't own electric to pay.
Thing is we will soon all be forced to in some countries. In 2030 no new petrol or diesel cars will be sold in the UK and it is looking good with 20% of new cars being electric this year
Who are you electing over there? Maybe time for Clarkson to run for office!
I know! Seriously trying to charge on a trip to the States if you don't have a Tesla is a nightmare! Here in Québec at least its ChargePoint at places like Ikea and IGA and the Hydro-Québec run Circuit Electrique on all the streets and public parking etc..
Actually, in Hungary they just put in service a charger that can be used with a. Simple bank card. No apps, no registration, nothing. youtu.be/zBseb5I0HyI at 10:39
Wow, I wish more countries had a similar system but I can’t see it happening any time soon in the UK
I agree it could and should be better. There is a consultation in the uk currently on how the gov can legislate to improve the infrastructure. Thinks like ease of use, reliability and of course numbers are key. Tesla shows how good it can be if done properly. Loads of chargers, with lots at every location, fast, reliable and easy to use. Looks like they will be opening up at least some of the locations to other cars after the trials in The Netherlands and Norway.
Here is another issue you are going to see with the rise of the EV. Power grids. Not every country can even supply a continued state of power in good weather. Look at California, or New York. Major cities suffer rolling black outs and such just because too many people have their A/C on all day. How do they expect to support all these EV's being plugged in overnight? Even in my smaller town, in the peak of summer we tend to get power knocked out for maybe just a few minutes, but still. Add in any type of weather that could disrupt power supply (like high speed winds) and now you have everyone out of power, and even worse, emergency vehicles MIA because they don't have enough charge to get where you are.
Of course, there is always the reliable gas generator right? Well... Not if you live in California. On Dec 10th, they banned them. SO. Now where's your back up? Better hope you have a battery power bank attached to your home and a solar roof or wind farm. Oh, you couldn't afford the $20K roof, $10K battery bank? Well - good luck! And that's honestly, my biggest issue with the push for EV's. Our country (America) should have been well equipped to handle this. But, you know, we talk about how we can, but when it comes time to do it, politicians screw things up, and award contracts to their friends who donate money and we are left with a sub par system.