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The Ratio of Lamposts to cars is about 6:1 so even if they are all converted we will have a shortfall.
KMB (bus company in Hong Kong) were planning to roll out electric buses with rapid chargers built in at every stop so the bus would quick charge while passengers were getting on and off.
There's lots of solutions to the charging problem and it really would be quite feasible to add charging capabilities to parking spaces without the need to plug in across footpaths if councils were bothered.
There's also a huge potential for linking EVs to the grid to provide storage capacity when not in use. The biggest problem with production of green electricity is the difficulty in storing in and the idea that there would be tens (or hundreds) of thousands of cars with c.10kWh storage capacity linked to the grid as potential storage capacity would be a game changer, it would just require some sort of smart charging setup and probably some sort of learning of individual user habits but it's far from impossible.
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The Ratio of Lamposts to cars is about 6:1 so even if they are all converted we will have a shortfall.
I got a hybrid because of range, I've despatched a Honda Bros400 with a 90 mile range and know what a pain it can be. On some motorways I had to refuel partway through a tank because it couldn't do the distance between 3 service stations,
Balancing the figures for Lease cost and BiK tax also goes against PHEV s a XC60 diesel was £40k a PHEV was £60k . I can buy a Diesel XC60 and a Hyundai Hybrid for £60k so is Volvo just making a vast profit on the PHEV?