Thank you for mentioning this interesting article. I noticed in particular the following facts:
"Even without a Supercharger network, EVs are actually much easier to refuel than gas-powered cars, precisely because the “scale and infrastructure” problems were solved by the electrical grid a hundred years ago."
"The one caveat here is something I’ve written about in an earlier post: the enhanced convenience of an EV disappears if you live a dense city and park your car on the street, or in a public garage with no outlets."
Well, I am exactly in this situation, like I assume many other people living in a city.
The plug-in at home model is well suited for Home owners who have their own car garage or drive way, but when you live in an apartment and park your car in the basement of your building or in the street, the comparison of charging your car with charging your smartphone at home is hitting a wall.
I really doubt that one day my building will get installed some thing like 50 plugs-in charging stations in the basement, outdoor parking garage, or in the street.
However, I am surrounded (walking distance) by parking lots that are not used after business hours, such as retails stores, schools, churches,...
I am used to refill by car gas tank once a week, so going to a recharge place once a week for a 5 minutes refill for a 250 miles, or a full night refill depending of the type of charging station, would not bother me and seems to be much cost efficient and technologically feasible than providing a charger for each tenant.
I wish that installing a Pug-in station was as easier a getting a cable TV connection to your home, but the current EV plug-in at home model is really limited to a small demographic group of single family home owners using their EV less than 50 miles a day.
Since getting my own plug-in station in my building seems near improbable, I can't way to get one day the coming affordable Tesla Bluestar with 250 miles range for $30k.
