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sepp_omek t1_j1aeare wrote

Reply to comment by strontiumdogs in Canada moves to mandate electric vehicle sales starting in 2026 by rentalfloss

simply a non-progressive way of looking at the future. do you think gas stations and tire stores popped up overnight when the automobile was introduced?

besides this is "new" vehicles, not "all" vehicles

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neverlookdown77 t1_j1ahrh5 wrote

If the gov wants to roll out a gov funded program to install chargers everywhere ... including my 20 unit strata parking lot where no one wants to use strata contingency funds to build them ... then maybe it'll work.

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Magannon1 t1_j1ak335 wrote

Exactly - the government also rolled out a government funded program decades ago to ensure that you have a gas station directly in your 20 unit strata parking lot too, I presume.

Unless, of course, you're not interacting here in good faith.

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neverlookdown77 t1_j1akm95 wrote

It takes 5min to gas up for a week away from home. Nobody wants to hang out at a charge station, for an hour, a few blocks away to set themselves up.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see electric and hydrogen for the future. The vehicles are getting better.

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Magannon1 t1_j1bxjam wrote

It takes literally 10-20 minutes at a charging station. People grab coffees while they wait.

Trust me, you're making this out to be a much bigger issue than it really is.

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neverlookdown77 t1_j1c2dfk wrote

I don't think I'm being dramatic, and I'm happy to be proven wrong. There was a time when the charge time were longer.

Thanks for the updated info

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genesiss23 t1_j1aj1th wrote

With gas stations, a person only needs 5 minutes to fill up. With electric vehicles, you need over a lot more time than that. If a person cannot charge at home, how will he or she charge? It's more complex due to the time aspect.

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Jahobes t1_j1arolh wrote

That's a technology problem. It used to take way longer to pump gas back when you literally had to pump it.

Tesla's already charge hundreds of miles in 30-45 minutes and that number is getting smaller... That means you can sit and charge for 10 min and get plenty miles for local commutes.

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red_sutter t1_j1bm5jw wrote

When they put gas pumps in the ground back in 1900 or whatever, it probably took people an hour to literally hand-pump it into their cars (which is probably why full-service stations where dudes did it for you became a thing.)

By 2040, 50, etc. They'll probably have fucking F-Zero power strips on the highway that read your neural implant credit chips for payment, making this whole debate irrelevant

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dubiousadvocate t1_j1bzl2g wrote

You don’t actually have to charge to the maximum capacity the battery lets you.

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genesiss23 t1_j1alk9e wrote

The issue is to provide the same about of service a gas station does in a day, the equivalent ev charging station will need significantly more chargers. The issue is infrastructure and unless there is a solid, funded plan on how to deal with it, you shouldn't mandate anything. You can end up destroying yourself, so to speak.

Also, all the car manufacturers use a standard charger, except one, and that is Tesla. They need to be forced to use the standard charger.

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bluebreez1 t1_j1aspbi wrote

HOW ARE CARS EVER GONNA WORK? THERE SRE NO ROADS. NO GAS STATION. NO PARK. THEYRE DIRTY. MY HORSE WORKS JUST FINE THANKS.

  • the guy you’re replying to in 1912
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dubiousadvocate t1_j1bzcs8 wrote

To be fair, no matter how drunk great-great grandpa got the horse got him home. The first self driving transport! 🤣

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Looptydude t1_j1agato wrote

Ford, one of the largest car manufacturers in North America is struggling to keep up with F150 and Maverick hybrid production and the Freaking F150 Lightning too.

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