Anecdotally, the petrol stations near me ran dry today. Whilst I’m sure this will blow over soon, I can’t help but hope this act as a catalyst for EV adoption here.
They're still a plaything for the rich for that reason.
I think getting chargers to the street is pretty feasible but I just know it'd get outsourced to some company run by the friend of a minister with no history.
Camden council here in London has put in Siemens/Ubitricity chargers on lampposts. Now it’s hard to find one that isn’t ICE’d by a petrol car because those parking spots are not marked as reserved for EVs like Source London’s. The government is requiring all new construction to have chargers, and parking difficulties are hardly an EV-only problem.
No home charging puts a lot of pressure on expansion of infrastructure before it’s feasible for everyone.