Another factor is taxes.---When you charge an EV at home how does you state collect taxes for road maintenance.----
There working on it and its going to be a learning curve this is really the only current downside to EVs that the US faces right now as they do not offset the taxes collected from gasoline sales enough to cover road maintenance. But its in the works. most states have a tax plan for them. Myself I think in ten years they will charge you by the mile as all of them will be communicating with each other and that info will be available for them to use to set up a fair system. Like it or not all cars made today have the tracking to do so so its not something new. one thing you dont have to worry about is the government figuring out how to get your money they will overcome that hurdle. I have no doubt on that.
Next will be the infrastructure for the needed electricity which to will come thats already being addressed will it be fast enough in areas that already have electricity supply problems who knows. It is also opening a ton of high paying jobs as well. From top to bottom. From your local suppliers who sell wire to homeowners installing there own charge stations to actual Sources of power
Mind you I’m very informed on the actual EV event coming our way. I own two automotive shops. And I should be the one resisting this but that wont put me in very good position in ten years when this whole things turned upside down. This is something thats not going away no matter how much you think it ain’t going to happen. I can tell you from the very top to the bottom EV are coming and there coming faster than we can imagine.
Its being suppressed so we dont freak out over it but its going to happen. And the biggest driving factor in this isnt that were being force fed them. It will be when you actually drive one long enough. Ok like three days youll think why would I buy a gas vehicle over this. There 5 times the car almost no maintenance ( remember I make my living servicing andrepairing your cars ) your moneys not going to Saudi Arabia and you can go to walmart and drive home at 150 MPH if you feel like it. Soon you will be riding in one a buddies a neighbors what have you and youll think twice about everything that is now making you say it will never happen. Then theres the wow factor. You know when some guy pulls along side of you in a $600,000 sports car and he cant beat you to the next light let alone pass you on the highway. While not all EVs will be that car that car can be had for $43K right now. Ok lets say you happen to be in your new EV truck you bought to pull your 30 foot boat. Same story it’s going to have 1000 HP 500 mile range and beat that sports car in everything except handling tight corners. That trucks already being driven on a road near you. In a year or two there going to be on the market. I love my duramax crew cab 1 ton dually. But I’m betting the comparable Electric Truck will make that truck seem out dated no more diesel fuel dripping all over me from leaking fuel nozzles DEF or standing in some diesel soaked concrete pad in front of a truck stop. Not helping my business at all am I.
So far the only downside to them is the ability to charge from home if your in an apartment. And thats going to change fast as well.
