1151am t1_iv0iz7s wrote
Reply to comment by goodsam2 in Car Chargers? by Hurlaroid
I don't disagree with that. I have nothing against electric vehicles. I hope to be able to afford one one day.
My point was that people think electric vehicles will be the only vehicles soon, meanwhile they've been predicting that since the first Tesla left the factory doors. Add to that the fact that millions of people will never be able to afford even a used electric vehicle anytime soon.
in ten years, are electric vehicles going to be very popular, most likely selling more than gas vehicles? Definitely.
Are they going to be popular enough that we'll have street chargers for people living in the city? I highly doubt that will happen within the next 10 years.
goodsam2 t1_iv0ub5f wrote
I think it will happen in some places.
Electric cars have been doubling in production worldwide for awhile and are projected to be cheaper than new gas cars on initial price in the next few years. The batteries needed to cross the $100/KWH mark and they are at $120. Battery prices have been plummeting for decades and renewables when they are on are turning into basically free energy with how much they have plummeted in cost.
Right now it's hard to see but projections show this is peak demand of oil because 10% of new cars worldwide are electric. The US lags in the electric car market.
It's also in America the average purchase price for a new vehicle is $47k so price isn't as big of a concern in the aggregate so this has runway before it gets cheaper.
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