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To: ansel12
These are people who can afford mistakes and indulgences, luxury games that $30,000 and $40,000 a year people can’t afford to play.

There is a lot of FUD on both sides of the EV vs ICE debate. It is playing out just like other acceptance scenarios of technology. Same happened for personal computers, smart phones, etc.

Early adopters had lots of money to indulge on new technology, such as spending $20,000 for a personal computer. Over time, the computers got better and cheaper in cost, to the point where almost everyone has one and can get one for $200 (one-hundredth the original cost).

Same is happening with EVs. Early adopters paid dearly for them, despite being flawed and lack of charging facilities. But acceptance levels are rapidly rising, and percentage of EV sales have risen to more than 11 percent worldwide. Here in the USA it's about 7 percent. They're flawed in comparison to ICE vehicles, but getting better and cheaper. The point is, within 5 years they will be affordable by the masses, perhaps cheaper than ICE vehicles to operate.

I think authorities are stupid to ban ICE vehicles, as they continue to provide better usage than EV's. Best thing is to allow both, and let the markets decide what is wanted.

40 posted on 09/04/2023 12:07:50 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: roadcat
The point is, within 5 years they will be affordable by the masses, perhaps cheaper than ICE vehicles to operate.

The other point is that the grid can barely et by now.

86 posted on 09/04/2023 6:29:40 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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