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Devil is in the details. If all stations must have “a” charger of no specified performance, that’s not going to be much of a burden given current ownership levels.

That said, this is designed to increase BEV ownership levels, which might lead to large queues if the stations all only have one charger… but that would lead to natural economic incentives for fast chargers and more of them even without government incentives or extra laws.

And charging points could — in principle at least, I’m no civil engineer — go in any parking place too, so there’s room for more entrepreneurs make up for the need for more places to park and wait to recharge.




Yes, exactly. When gasoline powered vehicles were rolled out, we didn't start with a coast-to-coast network of gas stations, but we did have sufficient farmers willing to sell gas to make it mostly work. This could prove the same benefit for electrics - "some plug somewhere" is enough to eliminate most range problems for long trips, and once it's there...


Gas powered tractors were a life changing upgrade over horse and ox drawn plows. Electric is, in comparison, a very minor change for daily living.

It is also a downgrade for long haul trips, depending on how long of breaks you take while driving.

That being said, I might buy an electric truck to replace my work truck once I can afford it.


"Some plug somewhere"... A 120V plug functions... But you will need to come up with something to do for the next 12-24 hours.


In europe we are blessed with 240v" so it will only take you all day!


"Have an outlet on the end of a lead through the window of the shop and plugged in next to the cash register..."

"Yes sir, it's an EV charger. It takes 3 days to charge your car"




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