"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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On 30/11/2020 11:20, charles wrote:
In article ,
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
charles wrote:
As a percentage of the cost of a new EV, I doubt they are that
expensive - especially when they are made by the million.

what is going to cost money is installing the infrastructure needed to
power them.

I think that may be over estimated. All the houses here already have an
80
amp supply. No restrictions via the main feeders on how much you use of
that in practice. And peak demand - cooking etc - is likely to be at the
same sort of times. So charging a car overnight may well not overload
the
feeders. It's not as if everyone will need to charge every car from
empty
to full every single day.

I was thinking of the infra-structure needed for supplies at the edge of
the road for those who park there.

I think that would never happen. If you look at where those cars get
driven, apart from the school run, almost all of them end up in public car
parks at the supermarket, or in a town centre for visits to the shops.
Those are ideal locations for charging stations.

well that wasn't the case for Mr and Mrs "Trip to Bournemouth", was it