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bigcaprice t1_j1c9vcz wrote

>How does one charge an electric car on a 120V 15A circuit that is available to people who live in condos and apartments?

Same way people who don't have gas pumps in their condo fuel up, you build the infrastructure they need.

>How about full lifecycle of a battery? There is no infrastructure in place to recycle enough batteries, let alone building the batteries to begin with. It would require mining completely 80% of all known lithium sources, even the sources that we can't refine yet just to replace the vehicles we have.

Build a battery recycling plant. Find and produce more lithium (like we've done with oil for decades)

>How many people can afford a new vehicle? Basically only the 1%.

This can't be a serious statement.

>Also how do you "make people charge them every day at peak times"? You plan on having a special police force going around ensuring people are following your orders?

You vary the price of electricity throughout the day to encourage people to charge when demand is lower. Devices that do this for large appliances have existed for years, speaking of oblivious to reality.

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