2009/8/13 Jed Rothwell <[email protected]>:
> Harry Veeder wrote:
>
>> I mean quick charging stations.
Those will exist too, they are called "other electric cars" :) But
admittedly, they won't exist all at once, so my peer to peer scheme
may have difficulties to start.
Regarding your other post, no I don't think automatic buying would be
very practical, at least much more complicated to implement than
automatic selling.
> The other day, NHK reported that several Japanese auto manufacturers have
> recently agreed on a standard charging station plug for the electric cars
> now going on sale in Japan.
>
> All of these cars can be recharged at home, with an ordinary plug, or
> faster, with a heavy duty plug and specially made interface. Plus they can
> be charged must faster at a high-amperage specially made charging station. I
> do not think there are any charging stations yet, except for experimental
> ones, but they did not look very complicated or expensive so they may soon
> be installed in gas stations along major highways and in places like that.
>
> That's fine, but it seems to me, there is an inherent economic problem that
> will prevent the widespread use of charging stations. The problem is, you
> don't need them, much. You can recharge at home, and if electric cars become
> popular I expect many office parks will offer them as an amenity to tenants.
> So they will never be required in as many places and numbers as gasoline
> stations. They will be more like kerosene stations -- kerosene pumps in gas
> stations, that is -- which you can find here and there in Atlanta. The
> problem is that if there is no concentrated demand for recharging stations,
> with a constant flow of customers, it will not be economical to construct
> many of them. Certainly it will not pay to make hundreds of them close
> together. And if they are not close together, they will be of little use
> because first generation electric cars have limited range.
Yes, that was my point a few posts ago, thanks for translating it to English :)
> I suppose that pay-for-charge charging stations in shopping malls and places
> like MacDonald's may be more practical, because these places will not depend
> on revenue from the charging outlet. It would be offered as an extra-cost
> amenity, somewhat like valet parking.
Indeed, whether extra-cost or free like Terry said, this looks as if
it could do the trick. They could offer fast charging for a fee, and
slower charging for free (slower charging meaning more shopping :)
Michel
