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Inorder to match the 2,000 cars that a typical filling station can service in abusy 12 hours, an EV charging station would require 600, 50-watt chargers at anestimated cost of $24 million, plus a supply of 30 megawatts of powerfrom the grid.
That is enough topower 20,000 homes!
Noone likely thinks about the fact that it can take 30 minutes to 8 hours torecharge a vehicle between empty or just topping off.
What are you and(or) your passengers doing during that time?
ICSC-Canadaboard member New Zealand-based consultingengineer Bryan Leylanddescribes why installingelectric car charging stations in a city is impractical:
· “If you’ve got cars coming into a petrol station, they wouldstay for an average of five minutes.
· If you’ve got cars coming into an electric charging station,they would be at least 30 minutes, possibly an hour, but let’s say it’s just 30minutes.
· So that’s six times the surface area to park the carswhile they’re being charged.
· So, multiply every petrol station in a city by six.
· Where are you going to find the place to put them?”
Used Car MarketThe average used EV will need anew battery before an owner can sell it, pricing them well above usedinternal combustion cars.
Theaverage age of an American car on the road is 12 years.
A 12-year-old EV will be on its third battery.
ATesla battery typically costs $10,000 so there will not be many12-year-old EVs on the road. Oh, and don’t forget the additional $2,500 labourcost to remove old battery and re-fit the new one!
Good luck tryingto sell your used ‘green fairy tale’electric car!
Also Bear In Mind Running Costs:
Thinkingof recharging at home? Add another$13,000 - $16,000 plus cost of Solar Panels!
Ah!Recharge Along The Way, Eh? Add another $34-35 everytime (currently). Can’t guarantee immediate connection on arrival, assuming you make it in time.
