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by zdragnar 2630 days ago
> most likely the USA

Only limited areas of the USA, as evidenced by my recent trip. That'll change over time, but as you also pointed out with the case of non-tesla chargers, one limitation of EV in general is the co-dependency on new infrastructure.

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You can get from virtually anywhere in the USA to anywhere else in the USA using the supercharger network. The problem is you're expecting to see them on every corner like gas stations, but most people with electric vehicles charge every night. They wake up with a full tank. So they don't need charging stations for day to day use. Just longer road trips. So not as many are needed. They're also often tucked away in a hotel parking lot somewhere that you don't notice unless you're actively trying to find it.
> Only limited areas of the USA, as evidenced by my recent trip.

For Tesla chargers, that might be the case, but there are a lot more multi-standard chargers supporting CHAdeMO, CCS1 & 2, etc., than Tesla chargers in the USA. Tesla has the biggest single-owner network, but that doesn't actually put them ahead in infrastructure supporting their cars, because they are the only ones relying on single-owner infrastructure.

I did a bit of research along the route I followed, and the worst stretch seemed to be around 120 miles of no charging stations. The rest of the trip typically had them between 15 and 20 minutes away from the freeway.

If I needed to spend an hour (driving off freeway + charging) for every 200 or 250 or even 300 miles, that would have made the drive far less pleasant.