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Ever stopped to ask why is it 93% ? Maybe it's because there aren't easy ways to charge the EV if you can't do it at home ! Not filling ones car up at home is a specious argument. Why ? Here's why...

You have an ICE car. It's parked in the street ...quite likely a long way from your house as you've hunted around for 10-15 minutes trying to find a parking place after work. You need to go to work so you hop in, pop into the garage to get fuel, ten minutes later your on your way.

You have an EV car. It's parked in the street ...quite likely a long way from your house as you've hunted around for 10-15 minutes trying to find a parking place after work. You gave up trying to find a charging point as they were all occupied. Occupied by owners who are 'just topping up'. So now you have to hunt around to find an empty charging point and spend an hour (or more) getting a charge.

Take alook at that photo I posted. Assume 25% of all those cars are EV's. 50% ? I just can't see how it's going to work.

<blockquote data-quote="RogerS" data-source="post: 1709458" data-attributes="member: 360">Ever stopped to ask why is it 93% ?&nbsp; Maybe it&#039;s because there aren&#039;t easy ways to charge the EV if you can&#039;t do it at home !&nbsp; &nbsp; Not filling ones car up at home is a specious argument. Why ?&nbsp;&nbsp; Here&#039;s why...You have an ICE car. It&#039;s parked in the street ...quite likely a long way from your house as you&#039;ve hunted around for 10-15 minutes trying to find a parking place after work.&nbsp; You need to go to work so you hop in, pop into the garage to get fuel, ten minutes later your on your way.You have an EV car. It&#039;s parked in the street ...quite likely a long way from your house as you&#039;ve hunted around for 10-15 minutes trying to find a parking place after work.&nbsp; You gave up trying to find a charging point as they were all occupied.&nbsp; Occupied by owners who are &#039;just topping up&#039;.&nbsp; So now you have to hunt around to find an empty charging point and spend an hour (or more) getting a charge.Take alook at that photo I posted.&nbsp; Assume 25% of all those cars are EV&#039;s.&nbsp; 50% ?&nbsp;&nbsp; I just can&#039;t see how it&#039;s going to work.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RogerS, post: 1709458, member: 360"] Ever stopped to ask why is it 93% ? Maybe it's because there aren't easy ways to charge the EV if you can't do it at home ! Not filling ones car up at home is a specious argument. Why ? Here's why... You have an ICE car. It's parked in the street ...quite likely a long way from your house as you've hunted around for 10-15 minutes trying to find a parking place after work. You need to go to work so you hop in, pop into the garage to get fuel, ten minutes later your on your way. You have an EV car. It's parked in the street ...quite likely a long way from your house as you've hunted around for 10-15 minutes trying to find a parking place after work. You gave up trying to find a charging point as they were all occupied. Occupied by owners who are 'just topping up'. So now you have to hunt around to find an empty charging point and spend an hour (or more) getting a charge. Take alook at that photo I posted. Assume 25% of all those cars are EV's. 50% ? I just can't see how it's going to work. [/QUOTE]

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