Women are less likely to buy electric vehicles than men. Here’s what’s holding them back.
19thnews.orgSubmitted by filosoful t3_11yr7xq in Futurology
Submitted by filosoful t3_11yr7xq in Futurology
My observation is that EV owners almost always charge at home. Charging an EV is the reason why one should buy an EV; one need never again go to a gas station where stupid people are doing stupid things at stupid times.
I feel like this paragraph really does most of the heavy lifting in the article.
More importantly, those who buy electric cars tend to own their homes, meaning they can install chargers and plug in their cars overnight, negating the need to use a public charger for day-to-day commutes. For women and people of color, who are less likely to own homes and are more likely to live in multifamily dwellings where charging stations are often not part of the parking infrastructure, charging their cars becomes an additional task.
Level 3 charging will reduce that to 17mins.
Some selected quotes from the article, highlighted for reading convenience.
>A survey conducted last January by consumer advocacy nonprofit Consumer Reports with over 8,000 respondents offers some insight as to why this gender gap persists. Men were both more familiar with how electric car charging works and more likely to have been in an electric car than women.
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>Women were twice as likely to say they were concerned about their safety at public charging stations. Unlike gas stations, charging stations do not have employees on site and tend to be more out of the way — often they are situated in the back of parking lots. And in comparison to the five minutes it takes to fill up a car with gas, electric cars require at least 30 minutes to recharge.
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>More importantly, those who buy electric cars tend to own their homes, meaning they can install chargers and plug in their cars overnight, negating the need to use a public charger for day-to-day commutes. For women and people of color, who are less likely to own homes and are more likely to live in multifamily dwellings where charging stations are often not part of the parking infrastructure, charging their cars becomes an additional task.
The safety concern is a real thing. Men won't known this, but women get approached constantly in the most mundane and bizarre situations, including just parking by the side of the street, and can be very pushy.
Men are weird sometimes.
From the story, there's another anecdote that talks about some of that tension:
>Early charging stations in the United States have been placed in inconvenient places, too. Andrea Colomina, the sustainable communities program director at Green Latinos, said one of the first locations to get a charger in New York City was the parking lot of a zoo.
“The first generation [of charging stations] was really not holistically thought out. As usual, because men were making most of the decisions, they were not walking through the scenarios,” she said. “You have to think through what is the experience of every potential user.”
I own an EV and charge it at home 99% of the time. It is much more convenient, and I feel more safe than going to the gas station. They are not good for long trips, and I would not recommend one to anyone who would need to use it for long trips very often. I understand the concern with not owning a home being a barrier to having a personal charger.
The US is pouring more money into electric vehicle infrastructure and rebates, but safety and affordability could be behind the gender gap between men and women owners.
Women have higher net worths than men in the 35-65 range, which is where most people consider luxury cars. This is because divorce favors women, and men die much younger. Rest assured of parity, while there is a wage gap, women get it in the end and are much more influential in the power structure than is readily apparent.
The safety issue is the only reason I can see. Going to a public charge is a big safety risk. Even at high end malls I've seen some sketchy stuff. Women fear violence from men more than getting in a car crash for sure.
This could be irrational, but many gas stations have full service still. I use it myself at night when I can.
My wife loves her Mach E. Hopefully, she's one of many bucking this trend.
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Why these titles look like a bait? I mean all of them on this sub.
I mean, that creepy "Here's what's holding them back. Click a subscribe button and you will found out!"
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Safety while charging?
malarkey. the vast majority of car trips are not 400 mile round trip journeys to another country.
Perceived safety will outweigh reality all day every day. Same reason my MIL puts the shades down at night in her 7500 sqft mansion in her guard-controlled access gated community.
Yeah, that to me seems far less likely than simpler things like men being more likely to have enough money to purchase a newer car and also being far more likely to hero worship Elon Musk and therefore buy a Tesla.
"Men are more willing to adopt new technology, especially when it comes to cars" - Captain Obvious
How about women would love to get an electric car but they have less money to spend on a car, captain obvious
Car culture and the associated technology has had an undeniable male history. Maybe that will change as loud noises and smoking flaming exhaust fades from it and actual overall performance becomes a more reasonable and accessible aspect.
I’m a woman. Why would I have less money to spend on an electric car? I’m so confused.
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What the fuck? Why do you take the statement "women have less money than men" and turn it into "women are inferior". What the fuck?
That's what you are implying. I think women are just as capable of earning money as men.
> That's what you are implying
No reasonable person would think this from what was said and the context.
So if I say black people in the US have less money than white people, would you make the same conclusion about one group being "inferior"????
Lmao did you check out the pf. I'd say, Yes! Yes....they would say that.
nastratin t1_jd90q6f wrote
>Women were twice as likely to say they were concerned about their safety at public charging stations. Unlike gas stations, charging stations do not have employees on site and tend to be more out of the way — often they are situated in the back of parking lots. And in comparison to the five minutes it takes to fill up a car with gas, electric cars require at least 30 minutes to recharge.