Create Fast Charging Network for Wide Scale Adoption of EV

[Susan]

I live in an area that does not have adequate charging stations and I purchased a Focus EV anyway! I saw this petition and want to share it in the hope of helping create awareness.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/create-fast-charging-network-wide-scale-adoption-electric-vehicles/zf0nNH7b

 

[v_traveller]

Since you have a FFE, you probably know that it doesn't have a fast charge capability.

Even if it did, I'm not a big fan of the current fast chargers - 80% in 20 to 30 minutes is too slow. Can you imagine waiting an hour at a charging station before getting back on the road, every 50 miles, because all the charging stations are being used? I'll keep my ICE for long trips until fast chargers are down to 5 minutes or so.

 

[Susan]

Thank you so much for joining the conversation and bringing up such great points! I completely understand and appreciate your response. I guess I want more stations in general whether they are fast or not. I am so thrilled to have this car. It is such a good feeling to drive an EV. As I look at the maps I see such potential for access in public areas like stadiums and malls. Fingers crossed!

 

[v_traveller]

Ah, so if there were a petition that supported installing more chargers in public areas, I'd sign that! Sorry to hear your charging options are limited... although I don't have a daily need for public chargers, they serve as a safety net in case I have a lapse in range judgement. And I know a few folks that live in apartments and condos that would buy an EV if they had a way to charge it close to home.

 

[brucedp]

I support this petition and have signed it. This petition is an easy way to show our Government that better planning and coordination is needed as to what type of EVSE and where EVSE is located (Fed Gov funding not just thrown around anywhere, but a plan for contiguous public EVSE so all drivers can get a charge and reach their destination).

Please see my post on this topic on the evdl.org (the mother of all EV discussions)
http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Drivers-petition-for-national-L3-quick-charging-infrastructure-tp4664693p4664702.html

I envision that a public EVSE station would have both L3 and L2 EVSE. This would provide charging for all plugins, from Tesla's to pih/phevs, and yes, even those conversion EVs that have upgraded to charge off J1772.

On this thread it had been mentioned that non-long-range/non-Tesla EVs should not be used for long distance traveling. But I put it to you, that there are other reasons to have this EVSE network other than that one notion.

Those that buy or lease a short range EV (i.e. iMiev r:60mi w/ CHAdeMO capability), the majority of their charging is likely going to be at home, and or at work. But the occasional jaunt may see the need to use a public EVSE station. But a driver might miscalculate, and that well established public EVSE station is the one place a tow truck driver knows to take the plugin. Or with the severe lack of Combo L3 infrastructure, Combo capable EVs can always get a charge where there are J1772.

I am also thinking that these public L3 & 2 EVSE stations would invite Tesla to install their EVSE as well. Tesla would decide if it would install a supercharger and or standard Tesla EVSE, and if the location worked for their purposes.

The petition gives the opportunity for citizens to show their desire for a well laid-out network of public EVSE.

So, please sign the petition and give your support
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/create-fast-charging-network-wide-scale-adoption-electric-vehicles/zf0nNH7b



Thanks for reading,

Bruce {EVangel} Parmenter
brucedp.150m.com
(Near Silicon Valley, south of SF, CA USA)