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Originally Posted by ynguldyn
You have a point: I found you the wrong number. However, the right one is almost the same: 60%. https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hous...ric/units.html
And this is basically the floor for the availability of self-charging: virtually all detached houses should have the means to set up a charger, but this is also going to be true for many townhomes and mobile homes; apartment buildings are now starting to offer CHAdeMO or similar charging stations on premises too.
Nope nope nope. You've basically just confirmed you don't understand battery tech at all. This is almost like saying that all cylindrical batteries work the same.
I suspect you don't fully realize the diversity of housing in NYC Metro. |
The retrofit costs of existing homes to support NEMA 14-50 may not be cheap, so it is not a realistic assumption that the 60% floor will all be EV capable.
And in a metro like NYC, if 30% of cars(that travel 10k/yr, 333kW/mile) need night-time charging, just imagine the kW capacity required. Basically the city needs to build a parallel infrastructure similar to the water supply.
And as advanced as Tesla battery goes, is it good enough? There are Telsa(and other makes too) lithium ion battery fires that burn for hours(and reignite hours later too). Tesla and lithium ion battery industry have been quiet about the fire hazards, and that is not too confidence inspiring.