It seems as that is where the big break throughs will happen. The materials to build the current batteries are in short supply and a lot of it is in countries that don't really like us. Battery technology is rapidly changing but without a more robust grid, it may still take time for more adoption by most of the population. I was going to another building the other morning, past all of the EV charging stations. That building has probably 40 or more spaces. They were all full when another EV was coming in and had to drive around, hopefully to find an open charging point someplace else nearby. What happens when you can't charge your car at work when you were counting on doing so? You can't drive to the corner and top off the charge at the gas station. It made me wonder. They are supposed to move their vehicle when it is fully charged but the EV charging spots are right near the building so I could see people not wanting to move their car during the latter part of the day to a spot much further away from the building. I just read about a new problem for EV's. Evidently, the same wonderful people who steal your catalytic converters, are now stealing the charge cords from EV chargers. That will be another nuisance for the charging network.
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