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Originally Posted by MartinSE
All very good points. Sadly the electricity at gas stations is probably not sufficient to put in more than one supercharger. But, the idea is sound. Even more important I think it would be a good idea to repurpose the existing stations. Whether or not it is less expensive to repurpose to LPG (large high pressure tanks) or electric (large high current service) is beyond my pay grade.
I personally hope before we invent too heavily into local charging stations (long distance I think will be needed under most possible futures) that we consider the retirement of personal vehicles. I know a LOT of people will be turned off by the idea, but shared vehicle pools would have a massive impact on pollution since far few vehicles would be needed. It would save on rare earth materials. It would massively reduce congestion on roads. And on and on.
But, it would require someone to get the ball rolling - that is big bucks. Tesla has indicated they are considering the idea.
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If people have those cars "sitting 90% of the time", how is ride sharing going to have a "massive impact on pollution"?