There are more EVs on the road than ever, and public EV charging networks aren't growing quickly enough to keep up. Per The Washington Post, there are currently about 20 EVs per public charger, where the number needs to get to about 10-15 EVs per charger in the US. Of course, while this can partly be addressed by installing more chargers in public locations, there's even more benefit in expanding the number of chargers installed at multifamily properties and at office buildings. These environments offer a better, more convenient charging experience, and would do a lot to address the charging gap that currently exists in more densely populated areas. We need more of everything, but special emphasis on getting more chargers into the locations where people spend the most time is going to drive the best results over the long term. Check out the full WP story here. #electricvehicles #evcharging #emobility
Torsten Gruhn
2mo
That's all situation based. In theory, if I don't commute more than 100 miles and can charge from home, I need one charger :) If you're in a multifamily inner city area with no access, then you may have 200 families and zero chargers but need 200 ports. And then you can debate what type of charger?
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2moCompletely agree that charging needs to expand and that locating charging in multi-unit residential locations needs to be a significant part of that work. What I found lacking in the WashingtonPost article was any measure of the type of charger. The ratio of L2 vs L3 needs to be part of that benchmarking. I agree with the article that the ratios will need to vary by location and region.