The other thing that needs to be considered is the changing battery energy densities. With various reports hinting at 4 to 5 times the energy density of current batteries, ranges of 300 miles could become 1200 to 1500 miles or packs that are 4 to 5 times smaller and with recharge times that are in the low double to single digits. I think the latter will be the norm with EV "touring" options where overnight motel guests can Level 2 or even Level 3 recharge.
The idea being in that Level 3 chargers are moved to where people will be recharging on long trips leaving Level 1 and 2 to home charging. We often recharge at a Sheetz gas station that has a fast food restaurant and rest room facilities. By the time we use the rest rooms, order and eat a meal, we are about ready to unplug and continue on our way. Just some ideas that may or may not pan out. On Wed, Nov 1, 2023 at 2:08 PM Lee Hart via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > Peri Hartman wrote: > > I'll give my opinion on where EV charges should be located... Chargers need > > to be located where people can usefully spend some time. That may be at the > > grocery, a shopping center, a park, highway rest areas, a walkable > > neighborhood, a tourist destination, for example. > > Ah, but it doesn't matter where *we* want them located. What matters is where > *they* want them located. How are gas stations going to continue to make > money if we start charging and shopping somewhere other than their Food-n-Gas > shops? > > -- > Excellence does not require perfection. -- Henry James > -- > Lee A. Hart https://www.sunrise-ev.com > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
