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Originally Posted by dyna mo
it most certainly is an issue now. IN fact, if you read any substantive interview of tesla motors you will read their biggest concern is the charging infrastructure.
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Originally Posted by dyna mo
the topic is phasing out internal combustion entirely, certainly you don't think that the current global charging infrastructure, (which you point out is proprietary), can handle charging all those cars.
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No, but to clarify:
Combustion engines will never be phased out completely. Gasoline, as dirty as it is, contains lots of energy, is fairly cheap, and useful for things like busses, trucks, and other engines. My usual cheerleading about EV is for passenger cars.
Charging stations are not property - the connectors are standard so any car can plug into any charging station. Tesla makes Superchargers that, when charging a Tesla, charge them in 20 minutes, and do it for free. There are other super chargers for other cars but none in Montreal here yet that I know of so I haven't tested it myself.