Plugging In: Electric Vehicles in Connecticut
Yesterday was “National Plug In Day,” a celebration of electric cars
Yesterday was “National Plug In Day,” a celebration of the environmental and economic benefits of electric cars.
At CCSU, 100 people gathered with only 15 electric vehicles. You might think that by now, there should be hundreds - or thousands - of electric cars in Connecticut. But there are only 98 registered in the whole state.
That’s pretty sad, considering a few years ago Governer Rell formed a committee dedicated to expanding electric vehicle infrastructure in the state.
At that time there were only 2 manufacturers producing electric cars. Now there are more than 30. But the costs - and the other barriers - are still high.
So, today, where we live, what’ll it take to get you to plug in? Why aren’t more people driving electric cars?
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This program originally aired on September 24, 2012.
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Email from Storm
People thinking about owning an electric car suffer from "range anxiety". Those who own them rarely do. My Suzuki Samurai Conversion only had a 20 mile range, but it did not cause anxiety.
Email from Susan
Instead of charging could one drive in to station and have fully charged one replace your “empty” battery. I believe Israel has a similar program. This would be much quicker. One would not own the battery (as I understand it) but would lease them and have them replaced whenever necessary. Obviously there is a huge demand for stations that would deliver this service. Maybe current batteries are too large or expensive or some such issue than those used in US. Israel that is obviously a much smaller country so easier to convert gas stations there.
Is there some way to adapt this type of system?