Similar to why diesel didnt take off. I would only get a hybrid car. Electric cars are impractical unless you stay close to home. In that case, bikes also work well. Regards, *Stephanie Smoot*
On Fri, Sep 30, 2022 at 11:37 AM Christopher Eliot <c...@chriseliot.com> wrote: > There has been a lot of national discussion about the need to improve > access to charging stations for cars. Since many or most people who buy > electric cars will install a charger at home, I don’t think we need a > public infrastructure equal to the gasoline infrastructure. I have used > public chargers about three times in the three years I’ve had an electric > vehicle, so it really is not critical to me. Obviously there are people in > different situations but there are many people in the same situation. > > I am happy to see more public chargers installed, but access to public > chargers is often given as a deal breaker for the purchase of electric > vehicles. I question the truth of this assumption; about 65% of americans > own their own home and should be able to install a charger. Some percentage > of apartments provide chargers, and many people can charge vehicles at > work. I don’t think it is correct to think that electric vehicles require > just as many charging locations as we have gas stations because this > ignores the possibility of charging at any location you can find an > electric plug, which is just about everywhere. > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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