Sounds like the use case is perfect for a hybrid which does 30 miles electric.
Normal outlets take forever to charge. Days from, say, 20% charge to get to full. Better not be using it for any other driving while you visit.
May have to kick one of their cars out of a garage, in either case, to reach any outlet. Some people really hate having their car outside.
Everybody knows that hybrids are a stopgap and will go obsolete. Consequently, there is negative motivation to produce hybrids.
The problem is that nobody knows when hybrids will go obsolete. If you recommend manufacturing them and they go obsolete during your corporate political tenure, you're screwed.
Govenments need to start subsidizing charging stations just like they subsidized filling stations along interstates and turnpikes. That way we can just make the jump to pure electrics.
Govenments need to start subsidizing charging stations just like they subsidized filling stations along interstates and turnpikes.
So, if you want to encourage people to actually buy electric vehicles a better plan is to make it so inexpensive to charge them with actual carbon free energy that they cost less to own and operate.
AKA spend the money on making the power grid provide cheaper power, and the charger problem will solve itself as people compare the price of a new electric vehicle vs a gas one.
I still believe in the dream from the 1960's that started with the catch phrase "electric too cheap to meter". And given the state of the US economy (and may other energy driven markets) it would actually have even farther reaching positive economic impacts beyond convincing people to buy electric cars. Ex: many fundamental industries run away from expensive energy. Its also why the global economy tanks when oil prices spike, or countries go into recession when their energy rates go above their neighbors.
I wanted to test drive one but when I was car shopping last year they were selling used for thousands over MSRP.