Tom Randall
@tsrandall.bsky.social
Writing about the future of transportation+energy
opinions are, too often, my own.
opinions are, too often, my own.
No worries! The urban/rural divide is interesting — and complicated. I lived on a remote ranch for a while during the pre-EV age and would have loved a vehicle that could charge at home rather than a gas station 30 mins away. Now I live in NYC and don't own an EV because charging is really tough.
October 26, 2023 at 5:00 PM
No worries! The urban/rural divide is interesting — and complicated. I lived on a remote ranch for a while during the pre-EV age and would have loved a vehicle that could charge at home rather than a gas station 30 mins away. Now I live in NYC and don't own an EV because charging is really tough.
I also examined the correlation between EV ownership and urbanicity, income, and truck ownership by state. Partisanship was a far more significant factor.
Rural public chargers are definitely lacking, but so are chargers in very dense cities like NYC, where most drivers street park.
Rural public chargers are definitely lacking, but so are chargers in very dense cities like NYC, where most drivers street park.
October 26, 2023 at 4:13 PM
I also examined the correlation between EV ownership and urbanicity, income, and truck ownership by state. Partisanship was a far more significant factor.
Rural public chargers are definitely lacking, but so are chargers in very dense cities like NYC, where most drivers street park.
Rural public chargers are definitely lacking, but so are chargers in very dense cities like NYC, where most drivers street park.
Right. "Everyone else entrusting their fleets to a rival..." is exactly what we're seeing now with these Tesla NACS deals, which F and GM will be building into their fleets.
I'm suggesting that at this point it would be in everyone's interest to work toward an open NACS standard.
I'm suggesting that at this point it would be in everyone's interest to work toward an open NACS standard.
June 9, 2023 at 8:30 PM
Right. "Everyone else entrusting their fleets to a rival..." is exactly what we're seeing now with these Tesla NACS deals, which F and GM will be building into their fleets.
I'm suggesting that at this point it would be in everyone's interest to work toward an open NACS standard.
I'm suggesting that at this point it would be in everyone's interest to work toward an open NACS standard.
Seems like it would be in everyone's interest to make NACS the official standard — including for charger operators like EVgo and Electrify America. Why continue to build CCS stations with a narrowing market of cars equipped to use them?
Tesla's GM Deal Is Good for EVs and Bad for EV Charger Firms
Companies including EVgo face an existential crisis as more agreements are struck between the big automakers.
www.bloomberg.com
June 9, 2023 at 7:06 PM
Seems like it would be in everyone's interest to make NACS the official standard — including for charger operators like EVgo and Electrify America. Why continue to build CCS stations with a narrowing market of cars equipped to use them?
This our view of Central Park from four blocks away.
June 7, 2023 at 7:01 PM
This our view of Central Park from four blocks away.