by SageBrush (Posted Sun, 02 Jul 2017 18:19:16 GMT+7)
@GRA said "To date, I don't know of a single for-profit charging company which has to pay a utility for the electricity that's profitable."
Sure, but take note of the differences:
1. These L2 spots are hosted by the city and have built-in discounts to the owner.
2. Vancouver differs greatly from the US cities you may be thinking of. Not only do they have a much higher EV penetration rate, they have a relatively large Apt dwelling population that drive EVs.
3. Their $2/hour CAD is a good deal compared to driving an ICE, even if no home charging is available. Petrol in BC costs ~ $1 a liter. It would take a 20 km/liter ICE to match the price.
@GRA said "To date, I don't know of a single for-profit charging company which has to pay a utility for the electricity that's profitable."
Sure, but take note of the differences:
1. These L2 spots are hosted by the city and have built-in discounts to the owner.
2. Vancouver differs greatly from the US cities you may be thinking of. Not only do they have a much higher EV penetration rate, they have a relatively large Apt dwelling population that drive EVs.
3. Their $2/hour CAD is a good deal compared to driving an ICE, even if no home charging is available. Petrol in BC costs ~ $1 a liter. It would take a 20 km/liter ICE to match the price.