Local government can quickly change that, if they get their act together. Here in the Hague, there's literally thousands of public chargers available on the city's residential streets. Coupled with the fact that the charging-price is city-mandated at a fixed rate (currently around 35ct/kwh), this gives a perfectly fine solution for most people. (I can charge at home, for 20ct/kwh currently, so that's even nicer)

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throwaway85825 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

35ct/kwh is highway robbery.

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Sayrus 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Not sure what country you're from but in France it's not rare to see 0.30-0.60€ per kWh and even requiring a subscription on top of that.

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m463 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

would be nice if california had such discounted prices... :)

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throwaway85825 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Jesus, I had no idea California was that bad. How is that even possible? Our rate is 15c/kwh.

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rootusrootus 2 hours ago | parent [-]

> How is that even possible?

It's PG&E for the most part, and their huge liability payout for burning a city to the ground due to skipping maintenance on their distribution lines.

Some places in California have prices closer to the US average.

	▲	coryrc 11 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		And not enough share on the people who built on a tinderbox which historically regularly (every few years) had fires go through.

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gib444 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Not in the UK. Local governments (councils) are going bankrupt and are saddled with an overwhelming burden to pay for adult and child social care. There's no money for much else