>> I haven't charged at home for nearly 2 years. It was not an issue.

>How frequently do you drive and how long are your trips? Where and on what network do you charge? What do you pay for charging?

Between 40 and 60 cent per kWh. Around 1200km/month.

>> Nonetheless, you can charge your EV on a normal powerplug. Should be very easy for home owners to charge at home.

> What if you aren't a home owner? What if you are a home owner and the car parking is too far away from your house?

I'm a flat owner and got my charging setup 3 month ago in the underground parking lot. We had to discuss it in the owner meeting and germany made a law which enforces them to take it seriuos. If legal reasons are not solving your issue or you can't charge, you are probably not a good candidate for EV right now.

>> No clue about the charging network in US, in EU its good enough.

> Where in the EU are you talking about? These all look like blanket statements to me as they don't consider the real context of a person trying to decide if an EV is practical for them.

Same with your statement tbh. My EV can hold 500km / 310 miles. I have a charging spot 15 minutes away by foot. It really really didn't matter to me to think about charging a little bit more.

>> Tesla is cheaper and more expensive in germany

> What does that mean?

Tesla has daily rates, special offers and a membership. Others like EnBW has this too. There are a lot of apps and rates you can get from different companies. Tesla charging network is just one.

>> EVs show that batterie life is no real issue. Not a bigger concern than your engine block breaking.

> An engine block breaking is a real issue. That's why mileage is reported and it's quite common to do inspections before buying a used car. Battery health is not reported and there is no straightforward way to do an inspection.

But we do know from existing EVs (we have them already for a long time now) that the battery health is not a big issue.

>> EV is a lot more fun to drive and its easy to save a lot if you have solar panels.

> What if you don't have solar panels and are on a budget? Does it help that it's fun to drive if you can't afford it or it makes your life impractical?

No and people who can't afford it are not the people who should start buying EVs right now. I think thats a communication missconception. Plenty of people who can afford EVs are not buying them, if you are not the right person, your only action you should do is to say 'i want an affordable EV and laws making it possible'.

Nonetheless i'm a little bit idealistic and think we need to change.

>> 30% (what a random number)

> I said "at about 30%". It's a gut guess, so not completely random.

If you are not an automotive expert, your gut guess is random. Right now we are at 2%! If breakthroughs are happening (solid state, cheaper, ...) it can easily jump faster than you think. If you don't have anything to say why it should platoon at 30% its random.

> I think in general this conversation is a good example of how some people assume that their privileged life situation is just normal and everybody owns a home with solar panels and a garage with a charger. But that's not true. Maybe 30% of people can afford that, hence my gut guess on the "random" number.

I believe that people who are absolutly NOT in the position at all to think about EVs are feeling addressed.