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Originally Posted by Topspinmo
Those trucks are for specific use, most never owned them or thought about owning them.
Driving already a hazard. Tesla enjoy the low volume of fully electric vehicles on road right now. Not so much when that number explodes. As far as driving around town, yes electric way go. Most of population can’t afford 40 to 100K vehicles to just drive around town.
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I agree with you. And yes, most can't afford new technology of any kind.
I have mentioned before (maybe not here) that I can recall the first time I saw a flat screen TV. In 1997, Sharp and Sony introduced the first large flat screen TV. It was created using the PALC technology and measured 42 inches, a record size at the time. This first model sold for more than $15,000, making it well out of reach for most Americans.
I expect everyone here has flat screen displays - computers, TV's, phones, etc. And most of them cost a little less than that.
It's the early adopters that can afford it that encourage the money people to invest and drive the product into mass production. In the case of EV's it is a major paradigm shift, which has to drag with it more than just cars, but our entire energy economy. And that is not going to be easy. EVERYTHING, from business financing to manufacturing processes are based on cheap high density energy. Banks make credit available to companies, based on business plans that as based on cheap high density energy.
So, yeah, this is not going to be easy or fast. But, it won't ever happen if we don't start. American can choose to lead the world or follow the world but I believe it is coming, and it would be a shame for us to pass up the opportunity to lead the world in this shift.