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"Plunging battery prices and cheap running costs mean battery electric vehicles
are now outselling petrol cars across Europe and China.
In Australia, battery EVs have reached 23% of new car sales. That figure could
be higher still – if it wasn’t for the question of charging. When on longer
trips, drivers have to rely on the public fast charging network. This can be
frustrating. Different providers and types of chargers, gaps in the network and
reliability questions mean it’s still not as simple as going to a service
station.
No single authority is responsible for the EV charger rollout. To date, it’s
largely been driven by private investment. The result: a charger network with
real strengths – and clear gaps.
Most drivers don’t charge EVs like they fuel a car – they plug in while
working, shopping or sleeping. If we try to recreate the familiar network of
petrol stations, there’s a risk we may not build the right kind of public
chargers or in the places people can access them."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
