For future expansion of EV ownership the concentration needs to shift from rapid charging on the go to destination charging either at work or home (at or near to each). Destination chargers should be significantly cheaper than rapid, as they don’t need multiphase supply and DC conversion, it’s a simple AC feed with a computer and plug to ensure the car can charge. Like home chargers, a quick chat between car and charger but with an added payment processing.
Street lamp chargers, pop up chargers car parks full of destination chargers for office blocks and factories, even city centres should be offering dozens of charging spots with similar charging speeds to home.
The travelling ultra speed charging network is big enough to get all current EVs wherever they need to get on all but the most extreme days (the great Christmas pilgrimage where everyone travels to their parents/grandparents/Christmas celebration places). Even the August bank holiday weekend didn’t suffer the sort of long queues that the previous Christmas period found.
As for costs, the companies are pretty much standardised. If you stop at an Instavolt charger you pay the same whether it’s at a MSA or in the middle of nowhere. Gridserve, who have a huge motorway network, also charge the same regardless of site. The problem is that Instavolt sits at 89p per kWh Gridserve 79p and pretty much all sit between 69p and 90p, with the exception of the opened Tesla network and some subscription prices.
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