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Originally Posted by KRS_SN
if green cars eventually have 500 plus mile ranges batteries get lighter etc and most people charge from home what's the point in building a vast charging point infrastructure.
Perhaps we promote innovation ie if no superchargers ionity etc manufacturers will innovative to create cars that will drive much longer distances cleaner tech n fuel. Hence waiting and watching to see how this cat n mouse game pans out.
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You're right, EV's with a longer range should reduce the need for lots and lots of charging points. However, a large number of people have no off-street parking so unless there's a development to facilitate the wireless charging of EV's I assume those individuals will be reliant on a charging network of some sort? And of course even with a longer range there will always be occasions when people need to charge away from home (business trips, holidays, etc) so a charging infrastructure will still be needed.
Might be wrong but I think we'll see some significant improvements in battery technology and EV ranges over the next 5 to 10 years; if and when cars like (say) Tesla Model 3's are able to match the range as well as the performance of (say) M340d's that will be a game changer for EV's IMO.