What Stands in the Way of an Electric Car Revolution?
Charging stations, of course. Price is an issue, but with universal charging, sales will explode and with exploding sales, prices drop.
It’s a chicken-and-egg conundrum
But we have chickens today and we have eggs as well, so it’s not an insolvable problem—even though we argue about which came first.
Probably the government has to get into the act
Never a happy prospect, but what the hell. That’s because private industry has proven itself a bit shy about sticking its toe in the water. A big investment is required and an unknowable waiting period until the market catches up.
My take on it is that two things have to happen before the golden EV age can unfold before us: First, we have to get over this nonsense about proprietary chargers. Pulling in to fill your gas-guzzler doesn’t need a different pump for a Buick over a Ford. Universality is required—get over it, Tesla, get universal on the hookups.
Second, drivers have to be assured of a convenient place to top-up their batteries and that d…