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Mercedes-Benz’s 400kW EV chargers are coming to Starbucks
Sip coffee while your EV sips electrons.
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(Cough cough NJ)Hopefully these guys, not just MB, realize there are other charger starved areas, outside of California, in the U.S.!
Makes sense to start any project in CA thoughHopefully these guys, not just MB, realize there are other charger starved areas, outside of California, in the U.S.!
I might disagree with that, Bob. California is, certainly relative to many other states, sold on EVs. Such is not the case in many other areas. Here in NY I often hear people say there just aren’t enough chargers to make them switch from ICE. So there’s that.Makes sense to start any project in CA though
Right but if you can’t make it work in CA, I’d argue there chances are slim in other areasI might disagree with that, Bob. California is, certainly relative to many other states, sold on EVs. Such is not the case in many other areas. Here in NY I often hear people say there just aren’t enough chargers to make them switch from ICE. So there’s that.
But what about Sinatra, ‘If you can make it here you can make it anywhere’? Don't make me sing, you don’t want that, trust me.Right but if you can’t make it work in CA, I’d argue there chances are slim in other areas
You’re not wrong, but it’s much easier to deploy in CA as the state is so much friendlier to it, and there is ample revenue waiting here. CA tends to be the guinea pigs for new charging infrastructure (sometimes elsewhere, but often CA) for that reason, and then they expand out of CA into other states.I might disagree with that, Bob. California is, certainly relative to many other states, sold on EVs. Such is not the case in many other areas. Here in NY I often hear people say there just aren’t enough chargers to make them switch from ICE. So there’s that.
I feel like I'm missing something here, but wouldn't that ordinarily be worse in a company's view?CA’s regulatory and safety requirements are among the most stringent...
Not if they want to get one thing approved and then not have to worry about it anywhere else.I feel like I'm missing something here, but wouldn't that ordinarily be worse in a company's view?
No, because if you know you’re going to build chargers anyway, once you’ve satisfied CA’s requirements you’ve basically satisfied everyone’s.I feel like I'm missing something here, but wouldn't that ordinarily be worse in a company's view?