The place is considered the paradise of electric vehicles, the charging station is 11 times more than the gas station, what is the reason?

Tram Ho

According to data from the US Department of Energy (DOE), for people living or working in Manhattan, finding a place to charge electric vehicles is 11 times easier than finding a gas station.

New York City’s most populous borough has 320 charging stations, many times more than just 29 gas stations.

Pasquale Roman, CEO of ChargePoint Holdings, told Bloomberg that the growing popularity of electric cars will be the end of the rare gas stations that still exist in Manhattan.

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Manhattan is a very special case. The reason comes from the rapid increase in land prices in this place, making gas stations no longer available. This has significantly affected drivers using combustion engine cars compared to electric car drivers in terms of convenience and parking space.

High land prices were the main reason gas stations sold off, even before electric vehicles became popular. The presence of traditional gas stations is considered a waste of land because the business in the US (especially in the borough of Manhattan, in the livable city of New York) is very profitable, while requiring space for Convenience store or car wash area to survive. Just like that, fuel stations are increasingly disappearing, gradually being replaced by apartment complexes or offices for rent.

In contrast, electric charging stations do not require much space, can be installed right on the existing infrastructure. Many charging points are located in long-standing parking lots. The New York State government is very enthusiastic about adding charging points along the way because it can serve more people.

Most electric car charging stations in Manhattan are located in prosperous areas, such as the Upper East Side. Meanwhile, most of Manhattan’s gas stations are located on the north side of Central Park.

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The area has about 320 publicly accessible electric vehicle charging sites, compared with just 29 gas stations left.

If expanding the scope of consideration to the whole New York City, the number of 697 gas stations scattered everywhere can help the group of traditional car users to have some peace of mind.

On the other hand, despite the fact that there are only 520 electric car charging points across New York City, the charging infrastructure is still said to be developing quite quickly.

With legislation and electric vehicle adoption on the rise, electric vehicle chargers are sure to overtake gas stations soon.

In fact, it is becoming increasingly important to find more ways to serve electric vehicle drivers. New York State recently said it may ban the sale of cars with emissions from 2035.

“Through sustainable investments by the state in particular and from the federal government in general, our actions are encouraging residents, local governments and businesses to actively make the transition. to trams,” Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement.

A recent survey of six garages conducted by Bloomberg found that most of the parking spots were full of cars, and one pillar was broken. This also reflects JD Power’s research that while there are now more charging stations than before, more is still needed.

The reason may be that the charging stations include Tesla’s charging posts – with a design usually only for its cars, so not all electric cars can use it. In addition, public charging points are usually only at Level 2, which means it takes many hours to fully charge a vehicle’s battery.

Reference: Bloomberg

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