Agree for the most part BUT.
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Third, there is going to be an electric vehicle in your near future. Mercedes announced this year that they have designed their last internal combustion engine--this is where the market is going.
Fourth--we have a future before us of self-driving electric cars and battery storage--and it is far, far closer than you think.
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Define 'near future'. With gas still around the $2.50-$3.50 range, I just don't see the $ advantage particularly considering even the
cheapest EV is $30,000 or so...and that Fed $7500 isn't forever.
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We’ve pored over our rankings to find every battery-electric car with a starting price that’s less than $50,000. Actually, most of the cars on our list have an MSRP between $30,000 and $40,000. It’s important to note that cars using battery power alone qualify for a federal electric vehicle tax credit of $7,500.
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Battery storage is better but recharging times and charging station availability still really lacking. These can be OK local commuters, in some communities, but for a lot of people, like me, they just aren't even close to practical. For example...taking a recent trip to the USAF academy for wife's ID card.
Mid priced EV, say Nissan Leaf, $29,000-$48,000,
Posted as 150 mile range..probably in the cold or hot, less..180 mile round trip..
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There are a total of 0 EV charging stations within a 10-mile radius of the center of 80840 (USAF Academy, CO).
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So...yup, gas costs $(but so does electricity)...$15 gas for the trip...
Kinda chicken and egg argument. Build charging stations which means more EV cars or more EV cars then more charging stations. Right now, there isn't a HUGE financial reason to buy one considering it's disadvantages(price, range, charging stations).
If the companies
will build lots more EVs, they gotta then sell them to get charging stations, etc....Right now, the
main reason people buy EVs is the 'feel good', 'doing something about climate change', argument. IMHO.