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Nearly Half of Americans Are Ready to Ditch Fully Gas-Powered Cars (uk.pcmag.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology
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According to a new survey by Ernst & Young, 48% of new car buyers say they plan to get a hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or full EV—but an unexpected adoption barrier has emerged.

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[–] geekworking 14 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Full EV not possible for all of the hoards of people living in apartments and town homes where you either don't have access to install chargers or parking is in some public areas. Outside of single family homes, not really going to be practical until there are chargers in almost every parking space or you can full charge in the same time it takes to fill a gas tank.

[–] joel_feila 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

yeah the biden adim really missed the point with all that money it set aside for build charging stations and not any part of it for apratments, or homes.

[–] chaples55 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The IRA does have provisions for home electrical upgrades to accommodate electrification projects. You don't really need a fancy fast charger at home though since you can just slow charge overnight. Better for the battery that way.

As far as apartments go, I don't think landlords need any government handouts... Maybe there should be legislation to require X many chargers by X date for apartment complexes over X number of residents.

[–] joel_feila 1 points 1 year ago

Well yes. I never said the IRA did, just what would be best.

No for home most people would need a level 2 charger or a second car. Which coast money to install, and is confusing for most people since level 2 charger is basically a foreign language to the.

For apartments. Yes most landlords could afford to install them but with a government offering to cover part of the cost or giving tax breaks it makes them more likely to say yes

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