On 4 Jun 2023 at 18:15, Peri Hartman via EV wrote: > Recently I was in France and, talking to my cousins and other people, > they complain of [poorly maintained charging infrastructure]. It may > be slightly better there than US but it's still a large hindrance for > EV acceptance.
I can't speak to their reliability since I haven't yet needed them, but there are high power charging points along the major motorways now. Their number grows every month. Sorry to hear about your cousins, and hoping for improvement - but with a good rail network in France, I'm not convinced that public fast charging and really long EV range are as critical as in the US. Actually I think that the US, and Europe to a lesser extent, are on the wrong track with EVs. Not everyone wants to, or can, spend $45-70k for a big, long-range EV that he'll mostly just drive to the grocery or train station. We need small city EVs with modest range and low prices. Around 300-400km of range in an A- or B-segment family hatchback at $20-25k would be perfect for many Europeans. I think that such an EV would even sell decently as a second or third vehicle in the US, where 2-, 3-, and 4-car households are common. But it looks as if those EVs won't come from the major automakers. They're hooked on their big profits from big ICEVs, and are trying to duplicate that with EVs. (I keep hearing that Tesla will introduce a small, economical EV Real Soon Now. I'll believe it when I see it.) BYD, Geely, and others from China and other countries, are likely to step in and fill the small-EV need. The long term effect on the mainstream automakers won't be positive. It'll serve them right. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = My therapist told me that a great way to let go of your anger is to write letters to people you hate and then burn them. I did that, and I feel much better, but I'm wondering - what do I do with the letters? -- Anonymous = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
