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70% of Americans live in single family homes:

https://www.builderonline.com/money/economics/80-percent-of-...

And, many apartment dwellers either have easier access to public transit and walkable tasks, and so make fewer car trips than single family home folk, and they make shorter car trips since they live in a denser environments where everything is closer.

So, I think this issue may be overblown.



So let's just sacrifice 30%? That's such a huge chunk that it can change a government in the elections.


No, not sacrifice. Even if all ICE car production ended tomorrow, there are 100M cars in the US.

And my point wasn't that apartment dwellers won't get to have cars any more, just that they would rely on destination charging, or hopping over to a supercharger-esque place for 15 minutes/week. I wouldn't want to use public chargers only with my EV, but that is because I live in a rural area and therefore need to drive a lot. If all of my trips were 1/3rd the distance I don't think I would mind using a public charger to stay charged.




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