Here is just Teslas Supercharger network. Noticed that it’s much smaller and only really works for Teslas.

Here is the map showing which of these locations allow for non-Tesla partners electric vehicle charging. There are less sites that I allow you to charge a non-Tesla vehicle.

And here is the map for others that are not partners and not part of Tesla supercharger network. There are even fewer sites that allow other cars to use the supercharger network.

So all of this is great if you own a Tesla, but if you don’t, there’s competing standards and EV Charging stations may not be compatible with your car.

As far as I know, there are no incentives for people to add solar to the grid. In fact, many power companies are making it more difficult for people to do exactly that.

And yes, I understand. My argument is very basic and outdated and I don’t own an EV. I have no idea what the actual charge are for modern cars.

I will tell you that even 20 minutes for an American is unacceptable. The availability of fast chargers in the US is also pretty bad. I understand it’s been getting better, but it really varies what states you live in and they build out their local infrastructure.

Here’s what it actually takes to charge car in the US and popular 2025 models noticed that none of them are 10 to 80% percent in 40 minutes. Considering the most charging infrastructure in the US is level one a.k.a. slow charge. There’s no way you’re getting a fast charge if it’s not available in your area or too expensive.

Level 2 charging operates at a higher rate than Level 1. In residential applications, this type of charging requires a 240-volt outlet

With this type of charging, you can charge an electric vehicle to 80% from empty in 4-10 hours. With a PHEV, Level 2 charging can take up to 2 hours.

No where near 20- 40 minutes.

Avg Charge time in US: https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/advice/ev-charging-time

They have one government setting the policy instead of 2 parties in 50 smaller local governments fighting with each other.

So yeah, it’s a little easier for top-down decisions on policy.

Well, it’s just a little more challenging when your country is also half of a fucking continent. What works for one small geopolitical area cannot necessarily be applied to the rest of the continent.

Especially when the country is essentially made up of 50 smaller countries that all want different things and have different demographics and climates and environments.

And yes, Americans typically take the more convenient option and the whole focus of their fucking culture in recent history. American culture has essentially become if you can afford it you get more convenience. Just a different culture than what is in Europe and the rest of the world.

Norway is a much smaller country and has been preparing for this for decades. It has a much higher renewable electricity footprint, and provides numerous incentives to consumers to buy electric cars. It also seems that the government isn’t trying to constantly monitor and control their population.

When you look at the average distances, subpar charging network, and how much renewable electricity is sourced in the US, you realize that it just doesn’t work for that model.

A lot of electric vehicles just aren’t viable in the rural parts of America. Most electricity comes from petroleum and certainly not renewables.

And the added competition for AI data centers on electrical grids are also going to decentivise people from buying electric cars and paying higher energy prices to charge their car.

The US economy is essentially built on convenience and charging an electric car for hours at a time or overnight is hardly convenient. There is no way that you can make a road trip, as common in the US, without recharging the car along the way and being forced to wait.

You’re only improving the local environment in the sense that local emissions are lowered. However, You’re just outsourcing the pollution to Third World countries that are doing the mining, refining, etc., without any human right protections, labor, protections, pollution protections, etc.

And you have the benefit of overreaching government regulations and justifying the enshitification of existing ICE cars.

So that consumer sees the following:

1. I can buy a new car that’s more expensive and shittier more difficult and expensive to maintain.

2. Or I can buy a shittier electric version of the car with lower range, higher electric cost, a battery that won’t work in 10 years, no privacy, while degrading the roads and tires faster due to the extra weight.

Tell me how this is a surprising outcome that nobody wants to buy electric cars to save the planet? You get a shittier product you pay more for it and it’s more limiting.