I don't agree. I would like to explore the possibility of some public chargers in Lincoln. (I have my own charger in my garage here.)
When I stayed with my friends in Westford after moving from California with my Chevy Bolt in late 2020, charging was a problem. It's not so simple as you make it sound to just plug into any old socket in someone's garage, I'll spare you the details. Subsequently Westford undertook to install several public chargers in the center of town, and that is great. When I visit my sister in Mattapoisett, I no longer have to drive down to New Bedford and sit on the wharf while my car charges. The town hall in Marion next door to Mattapoisett has two free chargers, and when I visit my sister, we drive over to Marion, plug my car in overnight, and pick it up in the morning. I think I understand that Marion made a deal to change its town vehicles to electric and somehow scored the chargers for free. I'd like to look into this for Lincoln. My friend Ellen in Westford can put me in touch with the people there who handled the issue in Westford. I understand how difficult this may be, but I envision a few chargers in Lincoln Station and perhaps at the Library. What do you say? On Fri, Sep 30, 2022 at 11:37 AM Christopher Eliot <[email protected]> wrote: > There has been a lot of national discussion about the need to improve > access to charging stations for cars. Since many or most people who buy > electric cars will install a charger at home, I don’t think we need a > public infrastructure equal to the gasoline infrastructure. I have used > public chargers about three times in the three years I’ve had an electric > vehicle, so it really is not critical to me. Obviously there are people in > different situations but there are many people in the same situation. > > I am happy to see more public chargers installed, but access to public > chargers is often given as a deal breaker for the purchase of electric > vehicles. I question the truth of this assumption; about 65% of americans > own their own home and should be able to install a charger. Some percentage > of apartments provide chargers, and many people can charge vehicles at > work. I don’t think it is correct to think that electric vehicles require > just as many charging locations as we have gas stations because this > ignores the possibility of charging at any location you can find an > electric plug, which is just about everywhere. > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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