On an EV road trip to promote green tech, the US Energy Secretary and her entourage couldn’t find enough electric vehicle chargers
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On an EV road trip to promote green tech, the US Energy Secretary and her entourage couldn’t find enough electric vehicle chargers
by djchuang
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and, “The US needs 8 times more charging stations by 2030 to handle the coming wave of electric cars” https://www.businessinsider.com/electric-vehicles-charging-stations-where-to-plug-in-2030-2023-1
They could find chargers, they just didn’t plan.
It’s interesting that the US government goes to such lengths to avoid using a Tesla in these promotional trips.
and they used gas vehicle to “reserve” a fast charger stall for her. A family with a kid in the EV car had to call police on them (and police didn’t do anything)
I would love to know if anyone raised the point that a caravan of electric cars probably would not go over well if you didn’t plan properly. And the nerve of the staffer thinking they could save a spot lol. Would also love to know how exactly that convo went down.
GM must need a little bit more time. /s
I’m actually glad this happened as the well-deserved embarrassment will motivate the bureaucrats to work faster on turning all the appropriations into working chargers.
Not really a surprise
[https://chargedevs.com/features/how-automakers-disappointment-in-electrify-america-drove-them-into-teslas-arms-ev-charging-is-changing-part-1/](https://chargedevs.com/features/how-automakers-disappointment-in-electrify-america-drove-them-into-teslas-arms-ev-charging-is-changing-part-1/)
>EV charging is changing, Part 1: How automakers’ disappointment in Electrify America drove them into Tesla’s arms
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>*It’s hard to overstate the disgust and anger at Electrify America among virtually every person we interviewed.*
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>In other words, non-Tesla automakers have had it with EA. Initial hopes that EA would provide a new, large-scale, nationwide network of fast charging stations have now curdled into a desire to see EA out of the game altogether—with “lots of bad blood” directed at the VW Group as a whole. One engineer and one executive even suggested that Volkswagen deliberately did a subpar job. “Remember Dieselgate?” said one. “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice…”
I think we are at a crossroads with EV adoption right now. Either we invest in the infrastructure or sell cars that need to be advertised as commuter cars. Right now, the average buyer is not going to buy a 40k-60k dollar car to be stuck within a 100-mile range of their house.
Love them or hate them, Tesla took the risk to build out their charging infrastructure, and it is paying off.
Lol at the part where they had someone ‘reserve’ a spot for them a an EV charger. It seems silly but how much shenanigans do you run into at charging stations? People not returning to their cars, all but one station works, CC not being accepted, etc.
This is the sad reality and people need to know before EV adoptions rates drop.
AT ONE STOP! At one stop only.
But yes, it highlighted the problem for travelers.. That they already know and are trying to fix with the incentives .
For a caravan of EVs I’m actually surprised it went so well. Tho the icing incident surprised/ (and didn’t) me.
As I saw that coming, I was “oh no you didn’t!!”.
Should’ve been in a Tesla!