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Car dealers say they can’t sell EVs, tell Biden to slow their rollout (arstechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 9 months ago (60 children)

The infrastructure isn't there. I live in an apartment (and likely will for the foreseeable future), and there are no chargers here.

The option of a (practical) electric car does not exist for a sizeable portion of the country. The fact that they're really expensive is actually secondary considering they're just a non-starter without the infrastructure.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago (44 children)

I think this is ignoring the fact that the average americans daily milage is so little (around 30 miles)that an electric car can be topped up off a Level 1 charger. Even more if you can get a level 2 charger.

So for most americans average driving, an electric car would be a boon, even if no independent in the wild infrastructure/charging facilities existed.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (9 children)

TBH if your daily mileage is only 30 or so miles, then you can do all of that on an electric bike.