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by fennecs 1002 days ago
I don’t want cities to build stupid EV charging crap everywhere. They could invest that in public transport instead. EVs have all the same social problems as cars.
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Stupid charging crap is easy to do piecemeal. A bus line that only covers two blocks doesn't make sense. A bus line that only covers the major street doesn't help a lot of people. A public transit system that can get most people where they want to go is hugely expensive in time, money, and space, and can't replace the public roads + private car transit system until it's nearly complete.
As long as cars remain legal in cities, it seems worthwhile to put electric vehicle chargers in cities.
Switching to EV is an infrastructure problem just like public transport. Guess it’s doomed because it’s not driven by profit.
They can put in wireless charging. You won't know the difference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE1gaNO9nj0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IoPA0rq0yw