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Electric buses at waterloo
On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 12:25:25 +0100, John Williamson
wrote: On 17/07/2018 11:50, The Other Mike wrote: On Mon, 16 Jul 2018 08:59:01 +0000 (UTC), wrote: It seems to me the whole charging problem of mass ownership of electric cars has been kicked into the long grass. As usual politicians will only react when they have to when the load on the grid either local or national becomes critical whereupon headless chicken mode will be engaged. Maybe you'll throw in the argument about cables draped across pavements but a couple of hours of work on the legislation would see that dangerous and unsociable practive outlawed overnight. So outlawing electric cars for something approaching 50% of the population who can only afford a flat or terraced house. No, of course not. There will be plenty of other places to recharge, whether in car parks, roadside chargers, motorway services, fast charger stations, etc. As the number of EVs increases, there will be a growing network of chargers. Even the major oil companies see it as an attractive market: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jun/28/bp-buys-uks-biggest-electric-car-charger-network-for-130m https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-newmotion-m-a-shell/shell-buys-newmotion-charging-network-in-first-electric-vehicle-deal-idUKKBN1CH1R5 Consortia of car companies are doing the same: https://electrek.co/2017/11/03/ultra-fast-electric-car-charging-network-unveiled-by-bmw-mercedes-ford-volkswagen/ |
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