CampbellDaycruiser wrote:
Two points: electric cars are way more fun to drive than ICE cars since they are lighter and much more torquey at low rpms and the infrastructure in the EU is in much much better shape than in the US. The differences are visible as soon as you walk off the plane into the airport and continues on smooth highways, very very fast internet, excellent commuter and long distance rail systems, etc. Nothing at all like what you see here.......
Totally agree. On this side of the pond we tend to live in a 1950's world as far as transportation technology. A fast train over here is 70 mph. A slow train over there is 150. :).
However, although the EV infrastructure is lagging behind here, we also have the challenges of longer distances here. This is and will present a challenge to governments and industry but nothing that can't be overcome. The west coast already has reasonably good coverage and some east coast states have projects in the works.
My home province already has 1200 plus stations with thirty plus being high speed and 20 more funded and scheduled for this year. It all takes time. Our dealership is adding one in June as well as a couple more level 2 chargers. We use level 2 more than high speed but they are handy in a pinch.
