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Over 27% of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Bay Area are Non-Operable According to New Survey
California Globe ^ | May 10, 2022 | Evan Symon

Posted on 05/10/2022 6:05:53 PM PDT by artichokegrower

According to a study released earlier this week, over 27% of all electric vehicle charging stations in the San Francisco Bar area are non-functioning, bringing forward a major issue that may push back further public adaptation of electric cars in California in the coming years.

(Excerpt) Read more at californiaglobe.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; charging; chargingstations; electricvehicle; electricvehicles; sanfrancisco; stations
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Shocking
1 posted on 05/10/2022 6:05:53 PM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower

Actually, they won’t shock anyone


2 posted on 05/10/2022 6:07:55 PM PDT by Fai Mao (I think we need more telephone poles!)
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To: artichokegrower

Did they ever work or is this a new scam ,fake chargers


3 posted on 05/10/2022 6:07:56 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: artichokegrower

I’ve read commentary that people have offered up, that they
think it’s a great idea to destroy each site’s ability to
charge.

I don’t know if that is what is going on. I have a hard time
thinking Lefties would want that, but who knows. There are a
lot of bottom feeders who are Lefty, and they just love
screwing anything they can up.

Store fronts, businesses, couples, people sitting in cars...

It doesn’t take many rotten eggs before you can’t find a
dozen you’d like to buy.


4 posted on 05/10/2022 6:11:41 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: artichokegrower

Street addicts probably just cut off the long thick copper charging cables to sell for scrap metal.


5 posted on 05/10/2022 6:11:44 PM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: artichokegrower
Over 27% of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Bay Area are Non-Operable

Surely there's a legislative fix for this little problem.

6 posted on 05/10/2022 6:11:58 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: artichokegrower

I’ve seen these at toll road plazas on Ohio, for example, and wondered how much it costs a traveller to charge up and how long it takes. Anyone?


7 posted on 05/10/2022 6:12:59 PM PDT by Fester Chugabrew ("Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese." -G.K. Chesterton)
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To: artichokegrower
"Over 27% of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Bay Area are Non-Operable According to New Survey"


8 posted on 05/10/2022 6:13:15 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Fester Chugabrew

Depends on how much juice the charger has.
A Tesla takes a couple days to charge on 110 volt house current, but a 440v hi amp “supercharger” gives you a good amount in an hour.


9 posted on 05/10/2022 6:17:14 PM PDT by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: artichokegrower

There was a recent article World’s Fastest Electric Car Charger Installed in Norway. Touted 15 minutes to charge the car. I wonder if in the fine print it acknowledges the damage done to the overall life of the battery.


10 posted on 05/10/2022 6:18:14 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try. )
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To: artichokegrower

Imagine how horrible things would be if everyone was using them. If you think rolling blackouts are bad..


11 posted on 05/10/2022 6:18:18 PM PDT by Trillian
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Yea, a couple million little 50KW home chargers running at night when the solar is off ought to put a dent in the power grid.


12 posted on 05/10/2022 6:21:59 PM PDT by anton
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To: artichokegrower

“Dear mom...send more money”


13 posted on 05/10/2022 6:23:42 PM PDT by digger48
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To: Fester Chugabrew

For Ohio, it looks like $0.43 per kWh. (about 3 times what I pay for fairly high cost electricity at home) with a charge of $0.40 a minute after the battery is full and it quits charging (with a 10 minute grace period to unplug and move your car.) In Texas, they charge by the minute rather than by kWh.

Website here:
https://www.electrifyamerica.com/pricing/


14 posted on 05/10/2022 6:27:29 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: anton

I’ve read that electric vehicles are projected to need a 3% per year increase in US electrical generation.
But it doesn’t appear that this is being planned for.


15 posted on 05/10/2022 6:29:25 PM PDT by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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They can’t even handle the air conditioners from a shrinking population in california at night. EV mandate is going nowhere.


16 posted on 05/10/2022 6:36:31 PM PDT by anton
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To: Steely Tom

Or better yet, an executive order


17 posted on 05/10/2022 6:43:16 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s ( If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there..)
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To: Fai Mao
"Actually, they won’t shock anyone"

Nice double entendre!

18 posted on 05/10/2022 6:50:45 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: artichokegrower
95% of electric vehicles are still on the road.

The other 5% made it to their destination

19 posted on 05/10/2022 7:00:34 PM PDT by pfflier
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It would be nice if the government allowed the free market to work it’s magic and noodle out the problems with EV’s instead of giving away our tax dollars to support this scam.


20 posted on 05/10/2022 7:29:09 PM PDT by dznutz
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