Owning an electric vehicle (EV) is fabulous: it’s clean, efficient, quiet, and speedy. Charging an EV has a couple of similarities with a gas-powered car, such as the look of the charging cable and the way it fits into the port. But fueling an EV can cause some expected effects, based on where you’ll charge. For drivers who are looking for EV chargers in public places, the situation is still less than satis factory.
In fact, EV sales are outpacing the growth of chargers, which is causing problems for everyday EV drivers.
The US needs to build out its EV charging capacity in order to reach the point where everyone who wants to drive an EV has the electrification to do so — on urban and rural roads, in busy communities and suburbs, in nearly any major intersection where you’d expect to find a gas station.
The transport sector is one of the leading contributors to climate pollution. An urgent need exists for cities to prioritize sustainable transport strategies for dealing with the effects of the climate crisis. Transforming a century-long pattern of driving internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles into a love of electric vehicles (EVs) is an important element of domestic plans to decarbonize.
Several cities in North America are already in the changeover period to rapidly replace conventional vehicles with EVs. Indeed, EVs are generally becoming attractive to consumers as prices are becoming comparable to conventional cars relative to previous years.
In fact, in 2023, automakers sold almost 1.2 million all-electric cars to US consumers, accounting for over 7% of total new car sales and a new national record. It seems that some consumers are attracted to brands with excellent battery range, fast charging, and acceptable prices. Other brands are being ignored, hence the negative headlines.
Success in road transportation electrification is measured in 2 primary areas: in EV ownership/uptake and in the provision of EV charging infrastructure. Definitely: the relationship between charging infrastructure and EV take-up is dynamic, reciprocal, and important.
Post time: Jun-01-2024
