Re: Hydrogen? Seriously?
"Precisely. Anywhere with electricity is just an outlet away from being a charge point. Too many people are focused on DC fast chargers when most recharging needs can be met with Level 1 slow charging."
Not so.
Both generating and distribution systems are scaled for current consumption patterns. Large numbers of electric vehicles would overload those systems, requiring quite a lot of construction of power lines, transformer stations, and long distance high voltage lines.
In the short run, some of the generating capacity could use backup gas turbines, and gas power plants are probably the fastest to build, but there's still millions of kilometers of power lines that need to be evaluated, and upgraded if necessary.
The large transformers needed are not a short lead time item...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
