Gigafactory

How long does it take to charge an EV's battery from zero to 100%?

The other thing that concerns me about electric vehicles, is that if you use the AC, the stereo/radio, and charge your phone, you eat into your range. Ok, the AC very much uses up more fuel in a regular car, but not that much more that you have to worry about running out of gas.

Quote: AZDuffman

It would help to know what part of the population does not have a nice garage to park in and plug in.

In the United States, there are 82 million homes with a garage.

Quote: reno

In the United States, there are 82 million homes with a garage.

Also says 79% of homes have one. How to tell how many are useful, though. I have 2 and cannot use either. Based on the article I and my own observations I will guess half of homes can and do use their garage.

Quote: reno

Toyota ought to cancel the Mirai. Cut their losses now. Economically, Toyota's numbers don't add up: it's too expensive to build a hydrogen fuel distribution network from scratch. On a mass scale, overnight? Cars are voracious consumers, the hydrogen network will have to be enormous.

A Japanese consortium of 11 corporations has announced that they will build and install 160 hydrogen fueling stations within Japan. The deadline? 2020. Also by 2020 they hope to have 40,000 fuel cell cars on the streets of Japan. (Honda, Nissan, & Toyota are part of this consortium.)

Quote: reno

A Japanese consortium of 11 corporations has announced that they will build and install 160 hydrogen fueling stations within Japan.

That's nice.

But Japan is a bit far from LA for refueling ;)

Given even modest technology creep in batteries, electric cars will indeed prosper and their owners will not need to be constantly plugging in when parking etc.

After all, how often do you charge your cell phone at every starbucks, dry cleaners, or bar that you go to?

Quote: petroglyph

Start by finding out how many people park in their garages? For some reason, my bride parks outside, even with an electric garage door opener?

We have a three car garage with electric openers and both my wife and I park in the driveway. I am not sure why we do that as there is plenty of room in the garage.

Quote: DRich

We have a three car garage with electric openers and both my wife and I park in the driveway. I am not sure why we do that as there is plenty of room in the garage.

The waste of unused electric garage door openers would seem to be mind-boggling.

Quote: DRich

We have a three car garage with electric openers and both my wife and I park in the driveway. I am not sure why we do that as there is plenty of room in the garage.

I dont have an electric garage door opener for my 2 car garage yet I park my car in there most nites.
Avoid car vandals although its rare in my neighborhood but It has happened to neighbors cars.
Also keeping my car out of the hot brutal Florida sun

Be advised. Automatic garage openers are transmitters that can be picked up by 'war drivers' and used by anyone. Most baby monitors and wireless surveillance cameras are equally insecure.