Diego Biasi, chairman and co-founder of Quercus Real Assets, which invests in renewable energy ventures, said the German plan would help consumers feel more comfortable buying an electric vehicle. "We know that 97 percent of the reason why they’re not buying electric cars is range anxiety. The German move is a way to try and fix this range anxiety, since it means you know a petrol station is always open."
As of March 2020, Germany had 27,730 electric car charging stations, but to achieve a mass market for electric cars, at least 70,000 charging stations and 7,000 fast charging stations are required.
Improvement in fuel efficiency of gasoline and diesel powered cars resulted in a reduction in the number of gasoline stations; the number has fallen from 40,640 in 1965 to 14,118 in 2020.
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So Germany needs 70,000 charging stations and only has 14000 gas stations and is going to require them to add electric chargers, and that's going to improve consumer confidence??? Hmmmm. I think not.
Where will those 30-minutes to 2-hour visiting electric vehicles be placed on the fueling station lots?
Where will the customers go while charging?
As an electric and hybrid owner for the last 6 years, I am skeptical of this plan.
Cazalea