Wouldnt that money be better spent taking cars out of cities?
That has to changeor does it?
To charge them, the country will need 100,000 EV fast charging ports.
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“A realistic timeframe for replacing gas stations would be within the next 10 to 15 years.
This is because electric vehicles are becoming more and more popular, and technology is rapidly advancing.
Goodbye Gas?
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Its not as simple as switching pumps for chargers, though.
Gas has an incredible energy density, which is one reason its so popular.
The drive-through design of gas stations reflects this, but it doesnt work for EVs.
Cars need to sit somewhere while they charge.
Instead, the concentration of charging stations may end up in cities while rural drivers keep using gas.
And that’s fine.
We don’t need to get rid of all gas vehicles, just most of them.
But why stop there?
Ditch the Car
Local emissions are only one of the problems of letting cars rule cities.
Switching to electric vehicles solves only the local pollution problem and mitigates noise to an extent.
Cars have no place in cities.
But at the same time, cities, with their high population density, don’t need cars.
Or at least, not all of them, and certainly not private automobiles.
The catch is that building infrastructure is expensive and will often meet opposition.
Butwhat happens is the opposite: trade increases.
Changes like this also take time.
Installing EV charging points is relatively easy because the electricity grid is already everywhere.
But building out public transit networks is a different game.
The second best time is now.
That goes for building transport in cities.
But one thing is differentthose tree planters never had to deal with the car lobby.
