It would be a nightmare if EV numbers rise but charging points at say motorway services didn’t keep pace so there were several cars queuing for a charger.
If there are queues at the Tesco petrol station it still only takes a few minutes wait to refuel, not a few hours.
There are chargers currently being developed that can charge EV’s in 15 mins, and Tesla supercharges that can charge at 1000 mph. The Porsche tau can can charge at 350kw/h ie empty to full in around 10/15 mins.
I know most of you are sceptical but it’s a coming, so stand by
350 KW. I may be wrong (as so often) but isn't that a DC charger? 350kw of dc? Not near me thanks.
I also am led to believe that a small family car (very small, say a VW Up) costs over twice as much as the same spec petrol car, and that's after a hefty taxpayer contribution.
It seems to me there are several highish hurdles to overcome. I really hope the powers that be do clear them but at the moment mass purchase is unlikely, EV's are a rich person's purchase. Perhaps if we taxed expensive petrol cars like Ireland etc. we could fund a real subsidy on VW UP sized vehicles that brought the price within range of average car spend. Then we'd see the big takeup perhaps,
Nick
