The car industry gets fuel stations and roads for free as well.
Charger costs will reduce. Battery based chargers will be a game changer for infrastructure cost:
https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/13/volkswagen-battery-based...
They can be installed anywhere with no need for big transformers or high power cabling. And they offer some charging capability during power outages.
Imagine a future where we wait for our government-mandated chargers to charge. Hopefully there’s an app for that.
If costs keep dropping, EVs will become a no-brainer for most. Scrap the government incentives and we will achieve the inevitable.
Are they? They need fuel to sell. Where does that come from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/15/climate-change...
> Imagine a future where we wait for our government-mandated chargers to charge
This is infrastructure building. Canada's got the right idea here. Build roads, build chargers. Makes sense.
Do you want $3.3 billion going to fuel subsidies or do you want $8 million going to EV chargers. If you're interested in a smaller government spend, you want to pick the EV chargers.
Government incentives helped overcome the industry chicken-egg problem. Purchase subsidies are effectively R&D dollars towards what is inevitably the future of cars.