Original Message

With all of the carmakers (e.g. Volkswagen) that are pledging to have "all-electric" fleets by such-and-such year (optimistically soon, in some cases), then the Big Changeover could be happening quicker than people think. So it's a legitimate concern to ask: Who's going to fund the charging stations; where will they be (and how big will they have to be); with no current standardization, what format will they be (remember the Beta or VHS competition?); AND - maybe most importantly - can our electrical infrastructure handle the increased burden?  Seems to me that California's energy grid in particular is ill-equipped for a big increase in charging stations and the cars that'll need them.  That's not a problem that is easily solved.  Texas?  They couldn't even handle a severe winter storm before their entire energy grid collapsed. 

No, gas stations did not sprout up overnight, but our whole society and culture is different now and so the two scenarios are not in any way comparable.  I'd love an EV, but it would have to be able to make a trip from, say, Florida to Washington State without having to stop every 100 miles for thirty minutes (or more while I wait for a charging station to open up).