[superuser2]

I'll keep banging on this since I haven't yet heard a satisfactory answer: what are you going to do about people who park on the street or in garages they do not own?

Overnight charging systems are for homeowners. Even with a (high end, optimistic) public charge station time of 30 minutes, if there are just 4 people ahead of you in line, that's 2.5 hours out of your day.

Yes self driving may fix this eventually, but what if we are not there by 2025?

[alkonaut]

Charging posts on the streets and in public parkings is becoming more and more common. Also, electricity is 230V so charging at home is quicker than with 110.

Perhaps most importantly, since Scandinavia is at 60deg north, we use engine heaters in winter. That means that a lot of parking spaces, such as those outside multi-tenant buildings have a charger post with at least 230V/10A (because at -25C if you don't plug in at night you aren't going to get to work tomorrow).

So "plugging in your car" is something we have done for a long time, even with gasoline cars, and even if you don't live in a detached house.

[superuser2]

Thanks, that explains why this isn't crazy for Norway.

Still interested in how we are going to make the electrical infrastructure buildout happen in the US. Commercial parking facility owners will respond to market incentives, sure, but I'm not sure that city governments and entrenched landlords will.

[danielharan]

People will figure it out. Parking lot owners will have an incentive to provide charging stations; leave your car keys to the attendant and they'll get to it over the day.

More meta: our inability to see solutions to minor roadblocks never mean something won't happen. It's similarly amazing to me how so many commenters here don't think insurance for self-driving cars is solvable in the US - while they're already being tested in several other countries.

[varjag]

I live in a large housing coop. The shared parking has a few charging spots. Not using it all that much as there's charging spots at office complex parking at ¤work too.

[Skinney]

In 2025, wouldn't you just use hydrogen if this is still a problem?