GM's inductive EV death wedge

[Bruce EVangel Parmenter <brucedp@yahoo.com>]

While there are those that prefer the inductive charger to 
the conductive AVCON standard approved by CARB ... but,

IMHO:
having two types of public chargers is a GM death wedge for
EVs (divide and conquer).

I was hoping that with the CARB standard, and GM's nil EV
effort, conductive charging would be totally embraced. This
would make more public chargers possible as the installation
cost would be halved (only one AVCON is now needed, not an
AVCON 'and' a inductive).

But such is not that case. 
Since Toyota has agreements with GM (in bed with them) and 
uses the small paddle inductive on the only big 7 EV
available, the RAV4 EV ... 
the GM wedge is 'still' in place to let the newbie RAV4
EV drivers demand gen3 small paddle inductive chargers be 
installed in the public.

I have been approached about a spearhead to fund such
installations. This is not a good idea, and bad for all EVs.
But there is already some gen3 inductive in the public
 http://www.magnecharge.com/documents/SMALL_PADDLE.PDF
This effort dilutes any effort to create an universal 
EV charging infrastructure.

Inductive chargers are *ONLY* available for inductive
charging EVs. The more affordable conductive EV charging
is locked out. 

>From a public EV charging host's perspective, keeping 
their installation costs down, and having the most use 
of the money they spent to put EV charging in, is what 
should be done.

To install inductive charging, displaces a conductive EV
charger (much like the cuckoo chick that kicks the 
resident chick out of the nest). This blocks access to
power for all non-inductive charging EVs (ie: in Salinas
their are two gen1 inductive chargers, and no conductive
charging at all. A huge EV charging gap is now present
because of this installation).

So why the big deal?
Don't be fooled into thinking inductive EVs are going to be
around forever. GM is down to recycling what EV1 gen1s they
have, and I foresee Toyota providing enough RAV4 EVs to 
meet their quota. Then Toyota will stop just like what 
Honda did with their EV plus line. BTW: Honda is using the
EV plus platform for their oil fueled fcvs.

Inductive EVs are not going to stay.
GM, Toyota, Nissan, and other inductive signers, are going
to sell oil fueled fcvs. Do not think any automaker is 
going to make grid rechargeable EVs when the oil fueled
fcvs come out.

These oil fueled fcvs will be touted as EVs and all grid 
rechargeable EVs will be referred to as the 'tin-lizzy-s' 
of a by-gone era. These fcvs and EVs each have their niche,
but the media will be the first to word the death of the 
grid rechargeable EV.

Once this has happened, only EVs built by individuals and
converters (like what we had before the big boys came in and
faked us out). These EVs will use the more cost effective
conductive EV charging. Getting any inductive chargers 
changed out will be hard, as the public will view EVs as
'old' and not worth the effort.

The time to put in public conductive EV charging is now. The 
conductive EV charging standard is universal. Inductive EV 
drivers can easily adapt to AVCON with the available adapter.
Let embrace conductive EV charging and work to help inductive
EVs adapt.

Watt do you think?




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