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Cars are like horses: people will soon realise EVs are just better, claims VW boss
(www.autoexpress.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 05 Jun 2026
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Unless the (public) charging infrastructure gets expanded massively, EVs won't become a valid alternative to most people. Not everyone owns a house where you can just slap your own wallbox onto it.
I owned an EV for 3 years while living in an apartment without charging possibilities. It's really not that big of a deal (in Munich at least).
They need to make a law so apartments need to provide standard plugs for at least slow chargers. At a nominal cost.
The wiring is already there.
Definitely, just a standard 230V socket should do. I moved to a house almost 2 years ago and I still haven't installed a wallbox, we are charging two EVs from a standard German schuko socket (230V, 13A). It adds about 200km range per night, way more than we drive. We basically charge each car once a week, even in winter with the extra energy for reheating and all that.
Europe is covered. I’ve done the whole continent with zero planning, just ABRP (A Better Route Planer).
Is coverage where you are that bad?
It's a different scenario altogether if you are travelling. What I mean, is for every-day things, like commuting to work. In my locality, there are no public chargers available. And I can't charge at work, either. There are two charging stations available at my supermarket, but those two are definitely not enough and you can't roll the dice everytime you go to the supermarket hoping thay one spot is available. And that's not just where I live. There are still a lot of places in germany which face the same issues. Sure, it's getting better generally speaking every year, but right now an EV is not a viable alternative to an ICE car for everyone.
Varies a lot by area. For example the city of Portland has about 55% of residents in single detached houses (not apartments).
This is more of a USA problem with their 120VAC grid.
Most people can charge their car enough overnight (or even every few days) enough to cover their daily commutes.