RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:How long should I waitThis is a very interesting debate going on and several interesting points were raised.
The one that caught my attention in particular, was the fact that so many Cdns and
Americans do not live in single family homes and therefore are not in control of their
landlords or owners desire or ability to provide EV charging outlets for their tenants.
This is going to dampen the EV transition considerably unless gov'ts begin to intitiate
tax incentive programs or rebate grants to facilitate this transition. Home owners that
have already intsalled them and paid for them out of their own pockets will be angry
and I can't blame them. Gov'ts want to push the EV transition forward but they had
better think this through carefully. The barriers to transition are steep for many of
the population. Charging outlets need to be available in mass quantities and someone is going to have to pay for them. The dollar amount to retrofit buildings
including office towers, appartment blocks, and large industrial businesses will
be significant if not staggering.
We have many existing rebates or tax based incentive programs for various types of
energy saving home improvements but EV installation is currently not one of them.
Gov'ts if they are really serious about an EV transition are going to need get moving
on this and provide rebates or tax incentives for everyone. Just another big issue
on the transition pathway that needs to be considered but so far not mentioned as
far as I know.