Electric cars became a battleground in the culture wars

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5 pointsbeardyw3 comments

> People in cities who do not have off-street parking will also struggle with electric car ownership until charger numbers improve dramatically.

This huge problem seems to be constantly hand-waved away as an afterthought. It is of crucial importance in a country like the UK where so many live in cities and have only street parking, often only where they manage to find it.

Agreed. I just bought an EV and I'm looking for a place to live, and it's extremely limiting being a single person but apartments not being viable unless I rely 100% on public charging. There's probably around 10% as many options when I only include places I could charge.

A lot of lamp posts in London now have EV chargers which helps a lot

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