Charging Your EV Like Your Smartphone

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Last week, I reported that electric vehicles won’t break decisively into the mass market until consumers see ubiquitous infrastructure where they can charge up in about 15 minutes — that Americans want the “gas station experience.” Readers of The Mobilist who own EVs wrote back to object, arguing that combustion-driving motorists will see soon enough that they can charge at home. (See comments underneath the story.)