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Originally Posted by LimaCharlie
EV's will slowly kill the car market over time.
One of my biggest arguments against EV is the uncertainty of electrical infrastructure in the future. For example, what about all the people in the U.S. who live in apartments/condos? They can't simply plug their EV into an outlet in their garage, driveway, etc. and have it fully charged in the morning. I'm not sure how many people live in apartments but I'm guessing it's near 20% of the U.S. population. Does that mean all apartment parking spots will have an outlet in the future? What about all the high-rise apartments/condos in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, etc.? Is there going to be a charging outlet every 30 feet on the sidewalks in the future? Who's going to pay for all this to make it happen?
How long will it take to charge EV's in the future? With an ICE car, only 5 minutes of fueling up will give you an instant 350+ miles of driving. When will the EV battery technology be able to claim that in the future?
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But if you go look at all the marketing material and news articles they will have you believe that you will be able to charge a battery faster than a gas fill up.
I don't think most people realize there is a difference in common household voltage and power and higher voltage/amperage stuff that's actually needed for "fast" charging, and by "fast" charging that still takes 30+ min at least.