EV Charging Doesn't Need to Be as Fast as Gas, Ionna CEO Says

ITT: Lots of people dont realize how infrequently you actually stop at a charger if you have charging at home or work.

Okay, now what about the people who don’t live in SFHs? I could charge at home most nights if I had an EV, but a lot of people literally can’t install chargers.

Of course your daily mileage comes into play… but

You don’t have to install a charger, if you can charge your laptop/phone at home you can charge your car at home.

It’s just an extension cord.

Of course this requires you to run the cord outside if you don’t have a garage but it’s not like you have to bury it or anything. Because again it’s just an extension cord.

And even if you want “fast” charging at home you aren’t really “installing” a charger you are just getting a 220v outlet installed in the US. If you have a central A/C unit or electric dryer as an example you already have this installed in your house you are just adding an additional outlet for ease of access.

The “real” fast chargers that are installed for public use are not being installed in your home because those are 480v or even 800v. Which is considered industrial use, as far as I am aware you can’t get that power connection in your garage because the infrastructure isn’t there.

You live somewhere that allows randoms to lay trip hazards across the pavement?

Allowed? No. Do people do things that they aren’t allowed to do even when they aren’t the best option. Yes all the time.

I would be willing to bet wherever you live there are things that aren’t allowed happening all the time. In fact you, just like everyone else probably participate in some of those activities regularly.

For example, since this conversation is about cars. You have never once driven over the speed limit (depending on where you are under the speed limit) or drove somewhere without a seat belt or used your cell phone with your hands while driving. How about using your turn signal to change lanes 100% of the time.

The world is full of rules not being followed.

Anyone doing those things should have their car crushed.

Turning walkways into a hazard course is not an acceptable approach.