Quote from: K-Dog on Jun 26, 2024, 10:11 AMI'm sure Seattle has double the charging stations per EV than a city like Armpit Texas.  How do the relevant satisfaction levels compare???  A study would have this data.  A study could not not have this data, and still be a study.  That relevance would have spun the article in a completely different direction.  The article intent would have been outFOXED by propaganda going in the wrong direction.

Of course, they cherry pick the data to demonstrate the conclusion they want to get.  However, I do think it's true that there are insufficient charging stations outside of major metros that have a large number of high income residents.  I'm sure cities like NYC, LA, Chicago, Houston, Seattle, Atlanta, Austin, Dallas et al are all reasonably well served.

However, what about 2nd tier cities like St. Louis, Cincinatti, Charleston, Denver, OKC, Des Moines,Albequerque, Milwoulkee, Pittsburgh etc?  Below them, Springfield, Peoria, Mobile, Manchester, Burlington etc etc etc?

Then what about the inter-city routes?  Take something as common as NYC-Boston.  If you wanna drive to Beantown, you just hop in the car and go, you know you can get gas wherever you need it.  With an EV, you need to check beforehand where you can find a charging station.  Then what if you get there and it's out of service?  What if the closest alternate is 50 miles away?

Even once they're fully deployed, charging stations will never be as ubiquitous as gas stations and convenience stores.  Eventually this is something people will have to get used to, but right now it's an inconvenience for people used to the ease of finding fuel for your machine.  Amerikans don't like to be inconvenienced.

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