"Most people don't have powered garages. And most of the world doesn't have power points on street parking or in apartment/work parking lots."
Most of the people have an electric network already installed on their house. If you have already a garage, putting a 5 meters cable is not such a big problem.
You will need a new installation anyway, because you will need more power.
Most of the world ALREADY HAVE power points on apartment-parking lots. It is called Street lighting, not used during daylight, and designed for when LED lighting did not exist. You can replace 1000+ Watts old bulbs with a 100W LED one easily today.
I have an electric car that I use a lot. Most of the fear I had when I bought it was non sense.
> Most of the people have an electric network already
I meant most people don't have powered garage suitable to support an electric car. And likewise there is no solution for street parking or people who live in apartments.
> Most of the world ALREADY HAVE power points on apartment-parking lots.
No they don't. Show me where there is individual or even shared power points available for public use. The fact is that most parking lots will require expensive modifications in order to support electric cars.
You can argue the points but the fact is that for electric cars to be successful you need to address these issues. Not just put your head in the sand and pretend they aren't real. Range IS critically important to Tesla's success (or failure).
Most parking lots have power run throughout - in parking garages, there's lighting wiring which can be dropped. In most large outdoor lots in the US, there are street lights. And when those aren't present apply, this still isn't exactly an enormous investment, and it can be rolled out piecemeal. We're not prepared for everyone to have an electric car right now, but that's because not everyone has an electric car, and there's a bit of a chicken and egg problem. With demand will come solutions.
Street parking is an issue, but I imagine that we'll see a solution to that before too long.
Basically, I think you're making a big deal out of a minor speedbump.
Most of the people have an electric network already installed on their house. If you have already a garage, putting a 5 meters cable is not such a big problem.
You will need a new installation anyway, because you will need more power.
Most of the world ALREADY HAVE power points on apartment-parking lots. It is called Street lighting, not used during daylight, and designed for when LED lighting did not exist. You can replace 1000+ Watts old bulbs with a 100W LED one easily today.
I have an electric car that I use a lot. Most of the fear I had when I bought it was non sense.