[HN Gopher] What's Missing in the Electric-Vehicle Revolution: E...
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       What's Missing in the Electric-Vehicle Revolution: Enough Places to
       Plug In
        
       Author : jseliger
       Score  : 8 points
       Date   : 2021-02-27 20:35 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | sidpatil wrote:
       | From the title, I thought they meant enough places to plug in _on
       | the vehicle itself_.
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       | That makes me think: what's the reason for not having more than
       | one charging port on an EV? I'd imagine it would be a convenience
       | to have rear EV charging ports on both sides of the vehicle, for
       | example.
        
       | jseliger wrote:
       | This problem has affected my own decision making: the Hyundai/Kia
       | electrics are a bit less expensive than Teslas, but Tesla has a
       | far superior charging network and solution, and, consequently,
       | I'll likely have a Model Y shortly.
       | 
       | In Arizona, at least, Electrify America is not anywhere near
       | ready for prime time.
        
         | simonblack wrote:
         | Thank God we didn't have this sort of rubbish with gasoline
         | engines.
         | 
         | "Sorry, I can't put Esso gas in my car, I can only use Shell"
         | 
         | The sooner we get back to this situation (every vehicle uses
         | any charger) the sooner EVs will be usable. Personally, I
         | wouldn't have an EV as a gift, until the charging gets a whole
         | lot easier, and the range gets a whole lot longer.
        
         | aryamaan wrote:
         | The whole industry can benefit itself if they don't close
         | charging stations to their cars only.
        
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