The Southern California EV Charging Problem!

[Caribbeans]

(Out of Spec Reviews) - Kyle, Jordan, and Coleton are realizing first-hand how rough the public charging landscape can be in the Los Angeles area. A majority of charging locations have messy queues, broken hardware, and disgruntled owners. What's the solve??

Waiting ~45 minutes to get your own car charged may not seem like very much (at least the first few months...) - until you get to the only charger in range and there are 5 or 6 cars waiting in line. DCFC? That will cost more if/when it works (and degrade the battery faster). And you can't just install them anywhere, the lines that feed the DCFC chargers will usually have to be upgraded ($20 - $50,000+. Who should pay?).

Level 2 charging costs about 30 cents per kWh. DC fast charging is significantly more expensive, costing roughly 40 cents per kWh. (75kWh to charge most Teslas @.40 = $30)

Then there's this:



So, Charge at home! (Except what about those without a home?) Or your apartment/condo. Talk about lines.