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We should charge them approximately.

"Appropriately"?

Westminster CC specifically refused government grants to fund cable channels precisely because they feared that residents would feel entitled to exclusive rights to *public* kerb space outside their houses.

I think people have felt ownership of the kerb outside thier homes for years. First time someone hassled me was the 80s. EV charging is just the latest justification.

Meanwhile, I see from the news that Austrians whose town owes its existance to serving trade through the Brenner Pass are up in arms about trade through the Brenner Pass *checks notes* using their roads.

How exactly do the residents of the Wipptal benefit from an overloaded autobahn running literally over their heads (it's elevated for much of the way) conveying more heavy trucks per year than all of the Swiss alpine transit routes combined, literally none of which will stop there and spend money?

My opinion on this has changed; I used to be dead against gullies, but fact is we need to change faster and allowing people to charge from home would be a big enabler. Less cars/ more car share necessary, but will take much longer than we have.

I used to be pro gully but ultimately I think these things just embed cars on to a street and make drivers think they own the road more. Good luck getting a Bike hangar installed when the neighbour already has a gully there. Ultimately we need a conversation and solution that works for everyone.

OK, but then how are people without their own private parking to be encouraged to switch to EVs? There does need to be a practical solution to this.

Look, I agree - but also, we should be encouraging reduction in cars and more car share, especially for people without parking. Get rid of the VAT disparity between home and public chargers. Encouraging smaller cars with smaller batteries would mean faster charging at fast chargers away from home.

Follow China’s lead - fully exchangeable batteries. Drive into a service station, park above a trapdoor, machine detaches spent battery and inserts fresh one, bills you for KwH added. Takes less time than filling with petrol. And you don’t need to own the battery.

“Encouraging smaller cars with smaller batteries would mean faster charging at fast chargers away from home.” Er… no it wouldn’t. It would mean _more_ charging stops - the opposite of what you want. What _would_ help would be cheaper charging at local car parks.

So what is your solution to EV charging?