The electrical infrastructure isn’t there, and never will be.
“The electrical infrastructure isn’t there, and never will be”
The Model-T was rolling off the assembly line for years before the first service station was built!
Most all homes have 240vac. Same circuit that runs most clothes dryers will charge these cars. But at the 2nd fastest rate.
No homes, except for the McMansions, have 460/3phase AC power, as required for the fastest charge rate. There is the problem. People pushing these electric cars can’t sell these slow to charge, fast to discharge vehicles.
They are no practical for a company running a fleet of service vehicles.
Gas power rules!
“The electrical infrastructure isn’t there, and never will be.”
An electric car might get 4 miles on a kwh. My air conditioner might use 3kw per hour. That’s 12 miles per hour worth of charge capability at night time. Over say six hours, about 72 miles of charge can be added to the electric car.
Yes, I realize there are exceptions, such as those living in Obama voter complexes, but they are exceptions.
I’ve installed a couple of these charger units in rich peoples houses. The general rule is the more amps you can throw at it the faster it will charge the battery. That means a 100amp sub panel dedicated to the charger. Residential service is at max 200amp and that’s for larger homes. Most are 100 or 60. The meter will spin like CD player when charger is on. Most people who buy these won’t bat an eye when I charge them 2000+$ to install a dedicated sub panel. So for me, I say bring em on I need a new snowmobile.
I would disagree with that. For example, the first gas-powered internal-combustion automobiles rolled off the assembly line with no infrastructure of gas stations in place. Early drivers had their gasoline delivered with their home heating oil and then had to carry cans of gasoline around with them when they took longer trips. I'm sure there were many people at the time (who were sticking with their horse-and-buggy) who were shaking their heads in ridicule at these early adopters of horseless carriages. The darn fools!
So as more people purchase electrical cars, we will see the infrastructure build out accordingly to support them.
That said, for now, I'm perfectly happy with my gas-powered automobile.