Going Electric

There are currently more than 160,000 EV chargers in the United States.

The state of California has the most.

The 2030 National Charging Network report finds that to support a mid-adoption scenario of 33 million EVs on the road by 2030, the nation will need 28 million charging ports.

Presently, it costs about $10,000 for a level II charging station.

Cost to reach the goal: $280,000,000,000

NOTE:  this cost above DOES NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION the cost of increasing the power grid to accommodate all these charging stations.

Average cost of an EV is $35,000...  but you get what you pay for and the lower the price the smaller the battery and the less range that you have.

In my opinion, an EV is like a golf cart.  If you are just going to drive around locally within your community, then an EV is more or less perfect for you and all your charging can be done at home.

However, if you are making a trip of 300 miles, then you will have to stop and charge the vehicle.  Depending upon the number of charging stations and the number of people in front of you, the actual charging could take 2-3 hours.

What are you going to do while you wait???

• Go to a movie?
• Got out to dinner?
• Go shopping at a mall?

How many others will have that same idea???

Hybrids that you don't have to charge are a better idea than an EV...  but, they have some problems as well.

1. Cost of maintenance is higher than a gas vehicle
2. Resale value drops substantially
3. Cost of battery replacement
4. Size of vehicle

While going EV is a great idea and very similar to going into space and establishing a colony on Mars, it is going to be a little more expensive than we had first realized or anticipated.