davewill said:
I had always envisioned an ATM type model where no matter what EVSE I chose it would take my card and bill it back to an electric utility account. As with ATMs, individual locations can have a convenience surcharge, or provide the service for free. I think that carrying 5 or 10 RFIDs and maintaining accounts with different pay arrangements is going to get REALLY old.
As far as free charging, I think that the time is almost gone where this is a good idea, at least in the areas that have decent numbers of EVs. I feel that free stations poison the surrounding area for commercial EVSEs, and actually retard infrastructure growth. If you don't think that's true, I suggest considering the way people drive out of their way, and wait in lines at discount gas stations (Costco) when people could pay an extra buck for the whole tank and get gas conveniently.
not sure I can say I see it the same way. the debatable subsidy for gasoline not withstanding, until the cost of burning gas is raised, I think that free charging is more than acceptable.
but that will require a huge change. We can longer accept gasoline and electricity being on a "level" field. the impact of each is not the same, the benefit of each is not the same.
I just got my confirm for the Yokohama trip and about choked on the price of tickets. but its a Biz class ticket and therefore the impact on the plane is not the same and boy does it ever reflect in the ticket price.
but gasoline was the best option for a long time so subsidizing it was a good thing. that is no longer true and obviously changing things over night besides being politically impossible, is financial suicide but it needs to be done and the sooner we get started on it the better.
there is a lot of low hanging fruit here. demand charges, parking enforcement, HOV privileges (had to "choke" that one down as I am not a proponent), tax breaks for private hosts, raising the gas tax to be market adjustable, etc. (http://daveinolywa.blogspot.com/2013/01/gas-is-cheap.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false
. Besides, if the public knows that gas wont get cheap again (i am amazed at the spike of SUV sales every time the price of gas drops a fricking Quarter! as if we think it will never go back up again...) their fickle buying habits might be more reasonable.
But Nissan no doubt is installing the DCFCs (guessing nationwide) more from the disappointing progress of the federally funded and private sector progress that has not been made and that fact that EVs need support and relying on someone else to do it was a mistake from day one.
Public support will only come when there are enough out on the roads and with support that should happen much quicker
the support is essential and whether they were prodded by Tesla's actions or not, it is a major win-win for Nissan and us the owners