"only two or three of which might be in the Northwest District." Doubtful and PBOT cannot be trusted. And somehow, non EV residents of the NW neighborhood will pay for these charging stations as they continue to increase Zone M parking fees.
Portlandia needs to get over trying to be cutting edge on climate change, cutting edge on “equity” and cutting edge on “social justice”. How about we become cutting edge on road and infrastructure maintenance and public safety? Why not become cutting edge on minimizing noise pollution or traffic violations? Instead, PBOT wants to invest scarce dollars into a rapidly evolving technology that will likely be unrecognizable in 5 years.
I concur with Mr. Vrilalakas. The EV technology is evolving and today’s chargers will likely be eclipsed with new approaches in short order. Further, the near-term future is in hybrid cars, as this is the direction Toyota and Ford are heading. IMHO, the longer-term future is in hydrogen fuel cells, not batteries, powering electric motors in cars.
The issue that was of the most concern at the meeting was the fact neither PBOT employee could tell us what the cost was for an individual station or the overall project. How is that possible in a city that can’t afford to maintain its roads…..
EV charging networks won’t suddenly go “out of date” — they’ll evolve. Toyota and Lexus upcoming Solid-state batteries will accelerate the shift toward ultra-fast charging, meaning today’s 350 kW stations could look outdated in 5+ years and requiring greater electric power. The transition will be gradual, and existing networks will likely require massive upgrades. Technology is changing and currently the shift is to hybrid and plug in hybrids.
"only two or three of which might be in the Northwest District." Doubtful and PBOT cannot be trusted. And somehow, non EV residents of the NW neighborhood will pay for these charging stations as they continue to increase Zone M parking fees.
Portlandia needs to get over trying to be cutting edge on climate change, cutting edge on “equity” and cutting edge on “social justice”. How about we become cutting edge on road and infrastructure maintenance and public safety? Why not become cutting edge on minimizing noise pollution or traffic violations? Instead, PBOT wants to invest scarce dollars into a rapidly evolving technology that will likely be unrecognizable in 5 years.
This is SO Portland. This is SO Oregon.
I concur with Mr. Vrilalakas. The EV technology is evolving and today’s chargers will likely be eclipsed with new approaches in short order. Further, the near-term future is in hybrid cars, as this is the direction Toyota and Ford are heading. IMHO, the longer-term future is in hydrogen fuel cells, not batteries, powering electric motors in cars.
The issue that was of the most concern at the meeting was the fact neither PBOT employee could tell us what the cost was for an individual station or the overall project. How is that possible in a city that can’t afford to maintain its roads…..
EV charging networks won’t suddenly go “out of date” — they’ll evolve. Toyota and Lexus upcoming Solid-state batteries will accelerate the shift toward ultra-fast charging, meaning today’s 350 kW stations could look outdated in 5+ years and requiring greater electric power. The transition will be gradual, and existing networks will likely require massive upgrades. Technology is changing and currently the shift is to hybrid and plug in hybrids.
Does anyone remember when the city wanted to contract with private companies for creation of a free wifi network?
Yeah . . . obviously there was no money in it for anybody.