Charging takes too long, “fast charging” is expensive, and even with the Federal build out, a lot of places still won’t have chargers.
Fully recharging an electric car battery can take three to 12 hours, which drivers often do at home with off-peak electricity and a low-voltage outlet. A “fast charge” to 80% capacity can take 30 minutes, the U.S. Department of Energy says.
Mills also said the electricity delivered to a car at a super-charging station, like the ones that would be built along highways, costs substantially more than the electricity electric-car drivers use overnight in their garages.
“The speed and convenience for which you can fill a gasoline tank, it’s still not replicated by the charging stations,” Mills said.
Source: US plan to build network of electric-car chargers isn’t practical, expert says | KATU
I live in the eastern half of Oregon, east of the Cascade mountain range. The new Federal electric charging subsidy program will add chargers along highways 97, 20 and 26 in the eastern half of the state. That will help but due to low population density (very, very low), in most of this area, EV charging may remain quite some distance away.
