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China considers 16 billion USD in charging stations for China

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That full amount would pay for some 100,000 SpC sites, at current US prices, and that is on the same order of magnitude as the number of US gas stations!

There is, from the article, no indication that any or all of them would be SpC-type stations, but any way you cut it, it is one heckuvan indication of China's seriousness with respect to the EV market.
 
This just shows how inefficient and incompetent governments are. Sinking that much money into charging infrastructure, and I bet that the charging will be painfully slow, and many will still have trouble finding a place to charge.
 
This just shows how inefficient and incompetent governments are.

I don't think this is necessarily the case. From what I've seen, the fundamental problem with government programs is the people implementing the programs have no idea how electric vehicles are used. That's simply because they don't own one and drive one themselves. It's difficult for people to imagine how they are different and how they are the same as ICE cars, in terms of usage, until they actually own and use one.

The solution would be for the decision makers to use the vehicles themselves. But then the government would have to buy them cars, which probably wouldn't be "good optics". Or they'd have to buy the cars themselves, which seems an unlikely level of commitment to their job.
 
Agree 100%...let the decision makers drive an EV for a couple of months...that will give them a much better appreciation of how / where / what to install...

I don't think this is necessarily the case. From what I've seen, the fundamental problem with government programs is the people implementing the programs have no idea how electric vehicles are used. That's simply because they don't own one and drive one themselves. It's difficult for people to imagine how they are different and how they are the same as ICE cars, in terms of usage, until they actually own and use one.

The solution would be for the decision makers to use the vehicles themselves. But then the government would have to buy them cars, which probably wouldn't be "good optics". Or they'd have to buy the cars themselves, which seems an unlikely level of commitment to their job.
 
Should I sell my position in PetroChina? Hmmm...

Separately, qwk, my read of the article suggests that
This just shows how inefficient and incompetent governments are. Sinking that much money into charging infrastructure
is 180º off from the situation here. It appears that Beijing is considering making available funds for others to invest in charging apparatus. That's precisely the kind of government assistance - intervention - that I applaud. At that coming from a so-called socialist system! Astonishing, that.
 
I don't think this is necessarily the case. From what I've seen, the fundamental problem with government programs is the people implementing the programs have no idea how electric vehicles are used. That's simply because they don't own one and drive one themselves. It's difficult for people to imagine how they are different and how they are the same as ICE cars, in terms of usage, until they actually own and use one.

The solution would be for the decision makers to use the vehicles themselves. But then the government would have to buy them cars, which probably wouldn't be "good optics". Or they'd have to buy the cars themselves, which seems an unlikely level of commitment to their job.
You make a good point, BUT with that amount of money, you could brainlessly put superchargers every X miles, and get the entire country covered. The problem always seems to be corruption. You can bet some company is going to make a killing off of this plan. Even if one does not own/drive an EV, given that budget, any intelligent being would pick the fastest charging available.
 
I don't think this is necessarily the case. From what I've seen, the fundamental problem with government programs is the people implementing the programs have no idea how electric vehicles are used. That's simply because they don't own one and drive one themselves. It's difficult for people to imagine how they are different and how they are the same as ICE cars, in terms of usage, until they actually own and use one.

The solution would be for the decision makers to use the vehicles themselves. But then the government would have to buy them cars, which probably wouldn't be "good optics". Or they'd have to buy the cars themselves, which seems an unlikely level of commitment to their job.

Here is a snapshot of Hong Kong's Financial Secretary's new ride:

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I guess he is riding in the back, and would never plug it in himself, but at least it is progress.
 
You make a good point, BUT with that amount of money, you could brainlessly put superchargers every X miles, and get the entire country covered. The problem always seems to be corruption. You can bet some company is going to make a killing off of this plan. Even if one does not own/drive an EV, given that budget, any intelligent being would pick the fastest charging available.

Except why would you put in a proprietary foreign car company's charging system?