The Charge Of The Light Brigade: Charge EVs, Charge!

Japan appears to be serious about EVs. Evidence: Japan’s increased focus on chargers. The hard part of EVs is not to build them. The tough issue is where to charge them. And how quickly. Whether you live in Manhattan or Tokyo: As a city dweller, you hardly can put a charging station on the street or into the underground parking garage. The average suburbanite in Tokyo already has a hard time just finding a parking space (proof required if you want to buy a car). A charging station? What charging station? So the Japanese are busy building them. No wonder: 67 percent of the Japanese live in cities. (In the U.S.A. it’s even more: 82 percent.) Who’s leading the charge for chargers?

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  • Shipwright Great news for those down south. But will it remove internal heat to the outside / reduce solar heat during cold winter months making it harder to keep the interior warm.
  • Analoggrotto Hyundai is the greatest automotive innovator of the modern era, you can take my word for it.
  • MrIcky My maintenance costs are pretty high because I enjoy doing questionable things (when it is safe to do so of course). Tires and frequent oil changes seem a small price to pay.
  • MaintenanceCosts Dammit, my Highlander's two years too old.
  • Analoggrotto Nothing compared to the Ioniq 5N by Hyundai, a highly competitive and track focused vehicle unlike this poser vehicle. Hyundai is making major victories in racing and this DNA is flowing into the production vehicles. 350 HP Elantra N is sending the 718 away.