On: Toyota CEO talks about why he isn’t all-in on EVs

[birdyrooster]

Many of those parking spaces in major cities cannot handle even a slight increase in congestion due to charging, and the time to plug-in and un plug is too much for them. Think about your local downtown Whole Foods parking lot.

[dangrossman → birdyrooster]

My local Whole Foods parking lot has had EV charging spaces for 8 years. I used to charge my Nissan LEAF there while grocery shopping back in the day.

[krater23 → dangrossman]

And how many others can charge when you charge? 5? Or fewer?

[dangrossman → krater23]

4, and I never saw all 4 in use at once. You don't need infrastructure for 200 million EVs today if there's only 2 million on the road. They'll grow together.

[neon_electro → krater23]

Is that a bad thing if it’s still early days for EVs? Do you not think that more stations can and will be installed?

[Balero → birdyrooster]

Why are you driving downtown to supermarket? Perhaps your city needs to be planned in a more efficient and livable manner.