Electric car climate control

[Nick]

I've seen an 11KV under-pavement blow-out in the West End of London, which was "exciting"... The old infrastructure is slowly being replaced - charging electric cars is the least of their worries. As has been mentioned, It's likely that future generations of vehicles will have different energy technologies, e.g. the pre-charged electrolyte mentioned previously, so don't get too hung up about current technologies - it's VERY early days for usable electric vehicles.

As an aside, when I've seen underground splicing, it's always been with sand & resin-filled splices - very neatly done (often done while live too!).

I bet when we had gas lighting, everyone grumbled mightily about the problems that'd cause. I'd relax a bit , enjoy the ride and let science & industry take its course...