On 2/5/2020 10:33 AM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
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I couldn't live like that. It looks like a cell block.

Fortunately that is only some sections of the city, I never did live
that tight. I did live with my grandmother for a few years. Her street
was very wide and a very wide sidewalk. Parking was still difficult
though as there were more cars than houses. It was not unusual to be a
half bock or more away. No way could you run a cord to a car either.

You can have community charging stations but you can imagine the fights
when a dozen people need a charge. When it snows, people will dig out
in front of their house and there have been killings when people tried
to use those spots.



I grew up in a small city of about 20,000 and lived out in the country
for the last 40 years. Never have been to the large cities like New
York where from what I have heard that a thousand or so people live in
one building. I just can not get it in my head if any of those even own
a car.

For me, it is nothing to hop in a car and drive 20 miles to see a
friend, or even take a trip to a city 100 miles away. Just do not see
an electric car for me unless they get them to go 300 or so miles and
charge up in 10 minutes or less just like a regular gas station.

One other thought for the electric cars is instead of just recharging
stations, they have car changing stations. You pull your electric car
in and switch to a freshly charged car. Another way. Maybe some kind of
quick change battery pack. One where you drive into a bay and press a
button and a crane pulls it out from the hood and puts in another .
Process to take about 5 minutes or less.

I can see a small EV for city driving and relatively short commute.
When I lived with my grandmother I had a Corvair. I was able to park in
the spot passed up by the guy with a Buick station wagon.

I've also been spoiled with excellent climate control for many years
now. I'd want the same powerful heat and AC for my comfort. I don't
know how good it is in the electrics but it takes away range.