Grit dog wrote:
Right......there's a market for EVs for sure, and those who say they'll never take over the majority could likely be wrong and those that say they will take over in the near (10-20 years) are also probably wrong.
Consider Groover and shiners posts.
Sure an EV and electric tools works for that guy. With the vehicle, he's the minority and doesn't out drive his range, but has to plan on where to stay for the night. He also only uses the electric tools for a little yard. I couldn't carry an electric chainsaw with a battery big enough to do my yard work. And when I do weed whipping/brush clearing, I go through a couple tanks of gas in a few hours. That would be the equivalent of strapping the battery out of my truck to the weed wacker.
EVs are a great convienence for those that use them within their intended uses. But if the number of EVs increased 10 fold in the next couple years, folks would be lined up for chargers like a gas shortage.
All in due time, but for the moonbeam leaf licker, Birkenstock crowd, I'm sorry, it ain't going to happen quickly.
Agree on most of this post especially the 10 fold in the next few years. For two reasons. Demand which although will continue to increase reasonably fast will not be 10 fold in two years. The second reason is battery capacity is still a challenge. It will grow but not 10 fold in 2 years.
Keep in mind that about 95 percent of charging is done at home so although fast charging infrastructure has to grow there will never be a need for as many charging stations as there is gas stations.
Cheers.
