Who is paying for the construction, upkeep and electricity?
It’s why fishing is fun.
Are there standards yet for fast charging systems, or will we end up with a Tesla charging station network, a GM charging station network, a Volkswagen charging station network, etc.?
“The electric vehicle market is growing and will continue to grow.”
Yeah, but where are they going to get the “juice?” It’s fine to build a charging network, but I doubt that the electrical grid can support the projected imposed load. All those nuclear plants that have been closed, and the one’s never built were the key to a successful EV rollout. No reason to buy an EV when you have to burn fossil fuels to charge it. I personally think EVs are great vehicles, but to suggest that they are “green” in today’s energy production scenario is laughable.
If they build a network of chargers using the SAE J1772 CCS (Combined Charging System) chargers that support 240 V 30 amp AC and 350 kW DC charging, then it will be very popular because just about every EV manufacturer outside of Tesla wants to support J1772 CCS.
GM has squandered a fortune researching, developing and manufacturing electric vehicles. The problem is that there is only a very limited market. Those assets are not returning a profit and GM is saddled with debt. The average consumer still demands the all weather reliability, durability and convenience of the internal combustion engine. Unless coerced they don’t rush to buy electric vehicles. GM is now saddled with the anchor of dead money. Its executives followed a politically correct narrative down a rabbit hole instead of doing good market research. Best to sell GM and most auto stocks now. Tesla is the poster child for this nonsense but Ford, VW and others all made the same error. Capitalism offers great rewards but no guarantees or compensation for stupidity.
It can grow all it wants, until you can recharge in 10 minutes or less and drive 300+ miles, and have MILLIONS of charging stations, its nothing but a commuter vehicle niche.
The solution is not more charging stations, but longer extension cords.
Why do I always have to think of everything?
Electric Vehicles are the future, and always will be.
Has anyone calculated the impact on the power grid?
Will my AC be going out because too many Teslas are plugged-in at the interstate rest stop?
And will GM and Bechtel be paying for the necessary upgrades to infrastructure to support more of these charging stations? Current transmission lines and transformers will not support unchecked growth like this.
Where is the added electric load generation coming from and how is our already shaky transmission system going to handle it?
“Adding more fast charging stations should provide a boost to sales of electric cars. “
No thanks...I prefer the sound of straight pipes on a Ford flathead to silence,
It’s a joke.
Imagine how many charging stations it takes given 4 hours to charge. How many gas pumps would we need if it took 4 hours to fill a gas tank?
Who is going to build the coal fired power plants to power the “non polluting” electric cars?.....