Don't do the math for homeless people. Most people live in homes. Homes usually have electricity, unless you live in a 4th world country. All buildings have electricity. Just park and plug in.

You need to go to a gas station BECAUSE there is no supply of gasoline straight to home. Homes have electricity. Even in sub-Saharan Africa, South Sudan, Yemen, remotest village in India. I don't know where you live, but if your home doesn't have electricity, your country has bigger problems to deal with than buying Teslas and DC Fast Chargers.

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jimnotgym 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Except not every home has a driveway. With on street parking the norm in many places. Trailing a lead to your car on the other side of the road is frowned upon

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thelastgallon 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Streets have streetlights. Streetlights are on poles. Poles have electricity that lights need. Utility can add chargers. Magically, the problem is solved.

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robocat 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Streetlights are low power.

Car chargers are high power.

For example https://electricbrighton.com/news/considerations-for-lamp-po... says charging times are 18 hours, which is hardly overnight.

Plus you couldn't do it anywhere where thieves steal copper. Car charging cables would quickly become a theft target.

	▲	thelastgallon 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Thats 18 hours if your battery is at 0%. Most people drive 20 - 40 miles/day, hardly 10% of the battery. You will be fine. You could also charge at work. They should have more than lamp posts.

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sandworm101 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Highways. Highways need to support people traveling beyond the range of thier vehicles, be that a car or bus/truck. People could also eat and use the bathroom at home, but highways must still make space for restaurants and restrooms.

I ran into that problem during covid. I had to do a few work-related 1000-mile drives and they had closed most all the restrooms!

And my home is also home to a few hundred other people. Installing enough chargers for all our cars would require a massive grid upgrade that our city would never support. Not everyone lives in a suburb.

	▲	stephen_g 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Highways often have powerlines nearby at least every now and then. With those you can take power from roofs many kilometres away! And what you say about apartments is wrong, it’s definitely not impossible. I’ve heard of plenty of apartment blocks installing chargers, they have load management systems to manage the load and believe it or not, not every single apartment occupant will need to charge their car every day at exactly the same time as everyone else!