That worked out great during the Obama regime.
The publicly funded investments are BS!!!
let the market pay for them...
Nice. Use tax dollars from everybody to pay for the “refueling” stations for the rich and their fashionable play toys and status symbols.
Why don’t the libs hate this cross-subsidy from the poor to the rich?
We finally met a live human being that owned an electric vehicle.
We asked them what the range was per full battery charge.
Their answer:
84 miles.
Yikes!
Dumb question, does one have to pay to use these charging stations? If not, why not?
Isn’t it amazing how they are forcing this crap down our throats without any tests or experiments to see how this would work out? Where are the sample towns? They are just assuming everybody going electric is just going to work out fine and dandy. Well what if it doesn’t? We are in huge trouble then
Because everyone knows if you can’t afford gas for your $17k Hyundai, you surely should just buy a $50k Tesla. Problem solved! /s
I don't remember reading about "public investments" to build gas stations for horseless carriages. That was left to private individuals, and corporations, the likes of Standard Oil, et al.
If the demand is there, people will invest in it to turn a profit. It should not be another ripoff of the taxpayer for the benefit of the few.
I can’t help but wonder how city dwellers that have to cruise around looking for a parking spot will charge their electric cars. Not everyone has their own garage where they can install a charging station.
We’ll count the ones on US 95 between Reno and Vegas during an upcoming road trip.
Part of the socialist plan...
So…how’s that electric bill these days?
Electric cars:
Too expensive.
Unreliable.
Short battery life.
Made with Chinese materials.
PHOOEY!!!!
They have one in our Town...And it’s free...What kind of bullsh** is that.
Yes, and it only takes 3 to 5 hours to fully charge an electric car with a range of about 300 miles.
WHERE ARE THE GRANTS FOR GAS STATIONS!
You want to drive battery operated cars, pay for your own charging stations!
Corrupt New Jersey politicians. If people are struggling because of high gas prices, they are not going to be able to throw away their money on ridiculous and expensive electic cars.
There will be government funding for this under the “infrastructure” bill. Installing these stations will be the easiest part of the scheme to put into place, so expect to see them cropping up, and your tax dollars at work. It looks like Chargepoint (CHPT) is the early leader, so you might as well make some money off the travesty.
My local Wawa has 3 fuel islands with 2 pumps on each side of each - 12 fuel pumping stations. The pumps stay pretty brisk in serving customers.
They also had about 10 Tesla brand charging stations put in. I notice maybe 2-3 EVs sitting there charging during the day when I swing by.
Consider:
- It takes about 5 minutes to get whatever fuel you need at the fuel pumping station and you’re on your way
- It takes about 30 minutes to get enough electric charge to move you on your way far enough to satisfy you
Let’s do the math:
Gasoline: 12 cars get fueled every 5 minutes - that’s 144 cars per hour
Electric: 3 cars get (partially) fueled very 30 minutes - that’s 6 cars per hour
The numbers just do not work with regard to available real estate for the charging station and EV.
Further, how can a store that earns a great deal off high traffic revenue survive in this business model?
It cannot.
the few charging stations around me are constantly empty.
I’ve never once seen a car in them.