Some very good comments. A national approach is necessary. So is speedy action. We have great templates in Norway and California . So no need to reinvent the wheel. Tesla superchargers and their system is so much cheaper to build and so much more efficient. Standardisation nationally will help and save costs. Automobile organisations must be more proactive and helpful.

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The only way to increase ev supply is to make petrol more expensive and introduce tough new corporate fleet average emissions standards. That is what KIA said. The world is still at a stage when ev battery supply can not match the wishes of authorities. How do you increase ev batteries supply? For the average motorist, cheaper evs are a mirage. It will be years before there are sufficient ev numbers in the secondhand market

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You cannot boost supply by increasing the demand alone. There are real challenges to manufacturing EV batteries. It's not something that can be ramped up by taxing into an oblivion combustion engines. I don't know everything but my Mechanical Engineer degree did teach me a few things about the how EV's aren't the silver bullet "zero emissions" solution everyone is seeking. Depending on your power grid, you would need to drive your vehicle for at least 19,000-35,000 before it offsets the additional carbon footprint from making an EV. So ask yourself, how will it impact the environment by manufacturing 50% of new cars as EV's? It's not negligible.

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Superchargers still feed the car with dirty electricity from coal and gas. What is the point if you do not charge with solar ?

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