The Horse 2020/21

Environment & Technology

E-Cars :: A call for charging points at home

(Teaser) For Switzerland to become climate neutral, there’s no way around electric mobility. But to get e-​cars going, the public must push for charging stations where people live, argues Anthony Patt.

One of the many changes needed for Switzerland to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions is to make its road mobility electric, with sales on new internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to cease by 2030 or soon after. As numerous research studies have shown, battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are the only practical alternative to ICEs within this timeframe, and the alternative with the lowest environmental impact. So what would it take to make 100 percent of new car buyers opt for a BEV?

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