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Originally Posted by JamesNoBrakes
New apartment constructions are going up with chargers in place. Lots of businesses have chargers. While not free, the cost is just a fraction of what a gas station costs, so they can be put in so many more places and become so much more practical. This is even a boon in rural areas, where the closest gas station may be a lot further than the closest 220v. The charging issue is slowly solving itself as we get more and more cars in circulation. Yeah, no everyone can use electric cars yet, it will take a while before the infrastructure can support "most" people using them, but there IS infrastructure here and now and they are able to charge. The guys that bring the Teslas to the race track go and find an outlet to plug into while they are not racing, I'm not kidding. Not even everyone that races even drives their car to/from the racetrack, but these guys do. My point being, these are not insurmountable issues. They are being solved.
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I think PHEVs might be the mainstream in the next 10-20 years. The X5 45e is quite close, in that the battery range needs to get to around 100 miles in pure EV mode while having fast charging capabilities. Right now the range is in the 30 miles and the charging is slow. Otherwise, the performance, comfort, and price are great.