In any EV discussion I have viewed or participated in
supporting infrastructure, more specifically the lack of it,
always enters into the conversation.
Examples from this thread:
In a recent consumer study of EV owners infrastructure was
the number one reason cited as to why 46% of US EV owners
surveyed said they were likely to switch back to a gas-powered vehicle.
Infrastructure was followed by concerns over range and decreased
performance in hot or cold weather.
The survey was conducted by McKinsey & Company.
So there is a basic consensus that the power grid needs
to be strengthened and expanded to support not only an
increased number of EV’s but everything else we power
and enjoy.
So why is it not being expanded?
Why is it actually contracting in some areas?
The answer lies in the disagreement concerning methods
or fuels used to power the grid.
Whereas it once was generally in the realm of
scientists and engineers to provide safe and affordable
power to the citizens… politics has hijacked it.
Not recognizing that and leaving it out of the conversation
is like discussing the formation of ice without discussing
the properties of water.
In keeping with forum rules, I am not here to discuss
politics. I am interested in maintaining and upgrading
the power grid to not only support EV’s for those who
choose to own them but also everything else that makes
us a productive, safe and thriving society.
If this thread survives, I will also be posting about how
building out the infrastructure to support increased EV
use is dramatically different than the build out of infrastructure
for ICE vehicles, how the resistance of change is not really
a factor in widespread EV adoption and perhaps even more!
For now I will close this post with this:
"Though a push from the automotive industry to fund charging infrastructure has led to a boom in public charging stations in the last two years, these have largely been money-losing ventures.
The ***** administration has set aside $7.5 billion for charging infrastructure and has said it would add 500,000 EV charging stations by 2030. But that effort has played out slowly so far, with only a handful of stations going live since the funding was approved two years ago."
Cheers.