Electric vehicle charging stations were recently installed in the parking lot of Joe’s apartment complex, and that got him thinking about how our country’s transition to EVs is going. Have Americans been sufficiently incentivized to go electric? Are there enough public charging stations to accommodate growing demand? And what are the implications for America’s rickety power grid? With only a single charge, Mark takes us on a road trip through the history of EVs and forecasts when we’re likely to see a critical mass of them on the road. (Recorded March 8, 2024.)
Electric vehicle charging stations were recently installed in the parking lot of Joe’s apartment complex, and that got him thinking about how our country’s transition to EVs is going. Have Americans been sufficiently incentivized to go electric? Are there enough public charging stations to accommodate growing demand? And what are the implications for America’s rickety power grid? With only a single charge, Mark takes us on a road trip through the history of EVs and forecasts when we’re likely to see a critical mass of them on the road. (Recorded March 8, 2024.)