Technology

No, that doesn’t work. You can charge anywhere.

If you watch that “Technology Connections” video that keeps going around Lemmy, you should not waste your money on a home charging station

• technically you can charge at a standard outlet. It works for some people
• I also have adapters for tool outlets, dryer outlets, rv outlets (a dryer outlet could charge as quickly as the charging stations where I work)

A home charging station is just a convenience. A really nice convenience that I highly recommend, but unnecessary

Power consumed is directly proportional to the weight, distance, and rate of travel

And if we’re trying to be fair, that’s really not true either. There’s a wide range of efficiencies for different vehicles. On the extreme end, if Aptera succeeds, those drivers would pay nothing. More importantly, this also gives them another opportunity to charge unfairly to defend ICE vehicles

Simple weight and miles, regardless of technology and efficiency, and recorded at annual inspection or purchase/sale - ideally also keep the gas tax to help pay for its impact on the environment