The country also needs an electrical grid capable of handling the increased load. During a heat wave the western grid is stressed to the breaking point. Will charging be allowed only when weather permits? There are 276 million vehicles registered in the U.S., only 1.8 million are EV's. That's a tiny .652 percent of all vehicles and you're having trouble charging them now? Just wait. Do you believe that gas filling stations grew to accommodate 276 million vehicles overnight? Our grid is not capable of handling the increased load that will come if many people adopt EV's.