The EV model can be fixed by adopting what is experimental today:
1. Standardize battery modules between manufacturers.
2. Shift to easily replaceable batteries.
3. Pull into an EV service station, and the automated machine swaps out your low charge modules for freshly charged ones.
4. Off you go in 5 minutes.
5. The automated system charges your removed modules in a rack, performs a wellness check and prepares it and other in inventory for the next vehicle in line.
6. Your little sedan might only need one module and the full size van might get 3 swapped.
7. Your vehicle is cheaper to buy because you don’t have to buy the battery(s) but your cost per kilowatt does go up since your are participating in a system that did buy the batteries and maintains them.
This also works well for semis and work vehicles that cannot afford to be down for charges multiple times per work day.
This has been shown to work in Israel and Japan.
Porting the existing service station model over to EVs is silly, and I say this as a happy and pleased EV owner.
Also the charge at night at home model works fine for us since we own our home and the EV pulls in the garage at night, and gets plugged in. Multi family housing??? Um, rethink this ...
Yes it works fine as long as there aren’t too many EVs out there.
I’ve also wondered if a battery swapping scheme makes more sense than recharging. It’s all academic though unless governments are willing to add much more generating capacity. And they’re not willing to do that unless it’s “renewable” energy so good luck with that.
That model sounds good.
I thought some states were prohibiting charging in the garage because of fires.
“1. Standardize battery modules between manufacturers.
2. Shift to easily replaceable batteries.
3. Pull into an EV service station, and the automated machine swaps out your low charge modules for freshly charged ones.
4. Off you go in 5 minutes.
5. The automated system charges your removed modules in a rack, performs a wellness check and prepares it and other in inventory for the next vehicle in line.”
Won’t work, as they’ll have to charge for depreciation of the battery pack, along with the electricity to charge it (of course). That will make the per-mile cost of driving the EV more than driving a gas engine.
That’s why it’s not being seriously proposed at this time.
5. The automated system charges your removed modules in a rack, performs a wellness check and prepares it and other in inventory for the next vehicle in line.
This has been shown to work in Israel and Japan.
In other words, magic systems that never fail in countries with controlled societies.
Disneyland, Keeblerville, NeverNeverLand, and the parking lots of Apple, Google, and Facebook.
Sounds like the propane tank dispenser at WallhyWorld.
Mr. Homeowner?
I know I'm just renting, but could you install one of them chargers for me?
Mr. Homeowner: I could, but it’ll be out by the street as I don’t want to take the chance of your car exploding and burning down my investment property.
All of this will be okay, if your social score is good, to say nothing of your credit score and Vax status.