EnergyCentral: "What the world needs is an electric Model T." Ford produced the Model T from 1908 to 1927. Earlier cars were pricey, with less than 0.3% of people owning one. "Ford pioneered mass production, which drove the cost of the Ts cheapest model to under 300 dollars or about $9500 in today’s dollars." The resultant demand hugely accelerated the transition of motorization, creating a huge demand for gas. The first filling station opened up in 1913 but mushroomed from there. Today less than 0.2% of people own an EV. There is an insufficient number of high-capacity level 3 charging stations. Feels like 1908 all over again. One tricky problem is the rollout of high-capacity chargers. "Currently we have about 120,000 gas stations nationally. Assuming five gas pumps per station translates into 600,000 pumps." But I would challenge the next statement by the Digital Utility Group: "We will need that many charging ports." The great majority of EV charging happens at home with a level 2 charger. When associated with an adequately sized solar array, folks can charge at home with sunshine, + reserve their use of level 3 chargers to long-distance travel. But the basic premise of needing no-frills, low cost EVs in the 20-30k price range is absolutely correct.  #electricvehicles  #chargingstations #climatechange