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EV Charging Doesn't Need to Be as Fast as Gas, Ionna CEO Says
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EV Charging Doesn't Need to Be as Fast as Gas, Ionna CEO Says
www.thedrive.com/news/ev-charging-doesnt-need-to-be-as-fast-as-gas-ionna-ceo-saysReplying to @Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club
owning a BYD EV here in Australia, 80% of my charging is at home, just plug in to a wall socket powered by mostly solar from my roof. 15% is destination charging eg when buying groceries, plug in, shop, unplug and go and only 5% is charging on a road trip.
Replying to @hanrahan@slrpnk.net
I really hope there will one day be a solution for people who don’t own detached houses.
Replying to @Hupf@feddit.org
Every single parking spot should have a charger. It will happen some day.
In my country we do have a ton of public chargers but car owners report that it’s more expensive than gas. You either have a way to charge at home or it’s just not worth it.
Replying to @pathief@lemmy.world
Depends on the gas prices, but yeah, even in the US often ‘fast chargers’ would be equivalent or even more expensive than gas.
If you take fast chargers with the milage most EVs get (roughly 2mi/kwh), the per kwh price needs to be roughly $0.35/kwh or lower for electric to be cheaper (home rates essentially across the US are lower than this), but fast chargers often climb to $0.45-0.55/kwh.
Replying to @GalacticRobot@lemmy.world
You don’t need fast charging if every parking spot has a charger. You only need those for long trips.
True, but not sure how you make that sort of infrastructure a reality. Most parking lots in general don’t have electrical structure for every parking spot or even 1/10th of the parking spots to have dedicated high voltage charging.
Every single parking spot should have a charger. It will happen some day.
And then some douchey trillionaire will be there to steal that infrastructure making it completely unaffordable, ensuring no one can use it.