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There are 2 DC fast chargers in the city of Berkeley, California. That's at best a total of about 400 miles per hour of charging, for a city of 120k people. EV boosters radically overestimate the widespread-ness of charging infrastructure.

At a much more common 6.6kW charge station you're getting 25 miles per hour of charge. I can put about 350 miles of gas in my car in one minute.




If the lack of chargers was causing issues, it becomes a business opportunity. Electricity is everywhere already. It's really not an issue.


Ok, so your own numbers (350 vs. 25) come out as 14x slower, not 100x slower.


No, that's 25 per HOUR vs 350 per MINUTE.




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