Charging Ahead: The Mainstream EV Transition Starts Here

by Rob Hoffman | TTAC Creator

Published: December 16th, 2025

charging ahead the mainstream ev transition starts here

How do you get food retailers to buy into EV charging? Not by measuring success with electrons sold, but cups of coffee. Seriously.

Gideon van Dijk CEO at Chargetrip joins The Urban EV Podcast to share his take on the importance of charging infrastructure, the psychology behind EV adoption, and the innovative solutions ChargeTrip offers to improve the EV driving experience. Gideon also shares insights on the current state of the EV market in Europe, the utilization of charging stations, and the future of electrification in logistics and commercial vehicles. The conversation highlights the need for better utilization of existing chargers and the role of technology in facilitating the transition to electric mobility.

The Urban EV Podcast is about electric vehicle ownership in a city -- and how that can be daunting when you don't have access to a plug. We explore urban charging infrastructure along with the day-to-day experience and economics of public charging your vehicle in a big city.

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Asc on Dec 17, 2025

When first in public places, those Tesla chargers made their drivers look like parasites as they all scampered to any open (subsidized) charger, like ticks on a dog.

Evolution in parasites rewarded those who did not kill or significantly degrade the host, forcing them to find another. Mass conversion to EVs is not exhibiting the same sense. The feebleness of the grid and electrical generation has failed to grow to support greater conversion to EVs. What other grid will they go to if this one is significantly degraded or inadequate?

Nothing is free, and where I live, 60% of electricity is still generated by coal or natural gas, making your EV a simple demonstration of a poor grasp of Newton's laws and the conservation of mass, despite billing schemes claiming to provide you with green energy.

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- Jalop1991 on Dec 17, 2025
  
  What other grid will they go to if this one is significantly degraded or inadequate?
  The very energy dense, very well established, liquid chemical fuel grid.
  Nothing is free, and where I live, 60% of electricity is still generated by coal or natural gas, making your EV a simple demonstration of a poor grasp of Newton's laws and the conservation of mass, despite billing schemes claiming to provide you with green energy.
  
  People are easily fooled, and/or will willingly fool themselves. SEE: election of President Autopen and VP Cackles.
  
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- Master Baiter on Dec 17, 2025
  
  "...Newton's laws and the conservation of mass..."
  Mass isn't conserved. Energy is conserved.
  
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- Slavuta on Dec 17, 2025
  
  I've heard, what is seems like, extremely smart idea. The problem with the solar and wind, ans to a degree, other energy too, there is no way to store it, if it is available now but needed later. What if use this energy to produce hydrogen and store it in the form of hydrogen. Then this hydrogen can be used as vehicle fuel or other fuel.
  
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- Jalop1991 on Dec 17, 2025
  
  The problem with wind is this. It's not clean energy at all.
  Go on, Greta, deny that vicious pack of truths.
  
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- FreedMike on Dec 18, 2025
  
  "Landman," along with "Dallas" and "Dynasty," are the ultimate authorities on the energy biz. Come to think about it, since Jed Clampett got rich on "Texas tea," I think "The Beverly Hillbillies" should go on the list too. This is all correct, since it's on a TV show. Right?
  
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- Jalop1991 on Dec 18, 2025
  
  Freed: do you deny anything he says in that speech?
  Or are you desperate to change the discussion completely in order to deflect attention from the facts that you find inconvenient?
  
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- FreedMike on Dec 18, 2025
  
  "Do you deny..."
  Who are you...Perry Mason? LOL.
  But, hey, if we're going with "Landman proves economic theory," I guess we could use Perry Mason as a guide on how to win a court case. It must be true...it's on TV.
  
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- Grandmaster T on Dec 19, 2025
  
  FreedMike, I grow weary of your weak strawman hokum.
  2026 is almost here, try to be a grownup?
  
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Jjw138638332 on Dec 19, 2025

ev's are nothing but dirty hazardest' waste as there are 4 ev fires daily just in los angeles alone, that first they produce a hydrogen cloud ,then the fumes a so deadly they kill within minutes ,so green they should be banned as they dont save anything & how when we have energy shortages are these piles supposted to work as ai & crypto use up massive amounts of electricity

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