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byshilly ( 142940 ) writes:
Well blow me down with a feather, the guy from the electrified and hybridised powertrain consultancy company thinks that "the charging infrastructure in most countries is not yet mature enough to support convenient mass adoption of battery-electric vehicles , and in some territories never will be".
Apart from the obvious conflict of interest which drives him to answer this question in the only way that makes sense for his salary, he ignores the facts that:
1. We don't *need* charging infrastructure to be read
byTom ( 822 ) writes:
because obviously developed world economies are going to transition fastest.
That's not necessarily a given.
Developing countries have the advantage of not having an established base. For example, mobile phones took Africa by storm and were available in many places where landlines were not. And with smartphones, for a while Africa was leading in mobile payment systems - exactly because it didn't have the established base the developed world has.
With solar power and batteries dropping in price, solar is an obvious choice for people in developing countries where the power grid is unreliable. Once you have solar power and storage anyways, an EV means independence from oil prices and not having to drive to a petrol station to refill.
EVs are coming down in price rapidly. They might soon be an actual alternative outside the developed world.
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byshilly ( 142940 ) writes:
A couple of points: EVs are already price-competitive with ICE in many developing economies, as Chinese companies seek to build market share. But it remains the case that car purchases are really big ticket items, and car finance isn't as readily available in the developing world, so cars are bought less frequently / kept for longer, so national fleet turnover is slower.
I 100% agree that the lack of installed base is a positive advantage in establishing EVs in these markets. And I also 100% agree that solar
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