I don't think I would. I am asking as they are in fact selling them. I would consider Hybrid
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Electric Cars in the DR
I seen a few charging stations in supermstkets. But only a few.
I guess if you own an EV you map them out and have to be ready, especially if you don't expect to make it home on your juice.
But I haven't seen charging road side areas where say 10 cars could charge at once. Do they exist?
Must you shop in a supermarket if you went there just to charge?
The chargers are placed near the front of the store. This seems to encourages the non-EVs to take these spots, because Dominicans do not want to walk an extra 60 feet if any spot is open.
So at Sirena and Playero I've seen only ICE vehicles parked in these charging spots.
I guess if you own an EV you map them out and have to be ready, especially if you don't expect to make it home on your juice.
But I haven't seen charging road side areas where say 10 cars could charge at once. Do they exist?
Must you shop in a supermarket if you went there just to charge?
The chargers are placed near the front of the store. This seems to encourages the non-EVs to take these spots, because Dominicans do not want to walk an extra 60 feet if any spot is open.
So at Sirena and Playero I've seen only ICE vehicles parked in these charging spots.
My next vehicle will be a hybrid or hydrogen fuel vehicle. Countries are starting to relax the legislative requirements for car manufacturers to reduce production of ICE vehicles. Crude oil prices are expected to remain low for the foreseeable future, especially if a recession sets in, so there isn’t much incentive to spend a fortune on an EV Now. There are incentives for buying a cheap EV with rapid charging for local commuting and keep the gas guzzler parked during the week. Cheaper crude oil prices won’t mean cheaper gas prices for DR consumers. What goes up in the DR never goes down. A small cheap Chinese EV with rapid charging capability and a 240 mile range might be feasible if it can lower the cost of living for DR citizens.
”If you build it, they will come”, applies to EV’s and EV charging stations in many countries including the DR.
Lots of rapid charging technology is currently available. The question is the cost and whether/when it will be commercialy viable. Ditto batteries. I have 9 Tesla's arriving in mid/lateJune to the DR. 7 are for the Punta Cana Region and 2 will be headed to Pedernales. The people buying them are not worried about finding charging as they own their own commercial charging systems. Full EV's still receive a 50% reduction in import costs/fees/taxes/tariffs.
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Playacaribe2
Tongue in cheek, no one drives in the center of Santo Domingo, EV or otherwise......creep along yes, drive no.
Punta Cana is loaded with charging points. That having been said, most EV's that I have delivered there to companies have their own charging systems and do not require commercial/public access.
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Playacaribe2
Yes, they are located all over the country. Last I read it was over 500 stations in 2021. I think the station in Punta Cana has something like 25 chargers.
It would not surprise me if it's up around 750 by now
The one in PC Evergo has about 4 or 5 chargers and I have never seen a car charging. And I pass it almost every day.............
Commercially speaking, approximately half the AI hotels have EV charging available. This is in addition to the other locations in PC.
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Playacaribe2
Question:
How much does it cost to use one of these charging stations and how is the price calculated?
They are currently far too expensive for most . Zero interest form me in an EV.