rockdoc123 wrote:a single station even if they replaced all of their gasoline pumps with charging stations is still not sufficient to power a large EV compliment.
They don't have to, because most EV owners charge at home, something gas car owners can't do.
Also, some perspective is in order. Go watch an old Peak Oil video like End of Suburbia.
As long as EVs have enough range to handle the daily commute when charged up at home, they'll be viable. Road tripping is a nice-to-have but not a must-have. This is a first-world-problem.
rockdoc123 wrote:This is one of the reasons I have a view that our goals have to be not complete transition but a gradual transition over a very long time. I think this will work if everyone bought into it now rather than a decade from now.
The problem with charging stations is it's first-come-first-serve. There is no ability to pre-reserve a station therefore you leave for your trip not knowing if your target station will remain available.
The charging network must be handled more like reserving a table at a restaurant or a conference room in a shared office-space. You've got a window in which to arrive and do your thing. Unfortunately charging stations are at this wild-west period where they aren't all wired into the net very well.
You will still get contention for chargers but people will be able to plan their trips at the source rather than lining up at the chargers in mid-trip.
If people hate so much being locked out then you can set up a bartering process to buy out someone else's reservation.
EVs are different from ICE. They have a different user profile and drivers have to learn to adapt. If someone knows in advance they'll be taking a lot of long trips they could always opt for a plugin hybrid.