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Old 02-06-2023, 08:59 AM
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Do you realize that the transition will probably take 20 years? During this time, all aspects till ramp up. Will you even be alive in 20 years? Your choices, if you are interested in purchasing a new vehicle, will be severely limited by 2035.

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Originally Posted by rsmurano View Post
We are nowhere close to prime time for EV’s. There are so many issues with EV’s that will take decades to fix. Here are a few:
I have a relative in the northwest and he says a lot of the charging stations are damaged and the online mapping of these don’t indicate this,
Even the weather channel during the evacuation of the residents for Ian were telling people not to us an EV to leave in,
Not enough charging stations, too long to charge, long wait times at charging stations, range is too small, local mechanics can’t work on them, and the cost is too much. When the charging stations availability equals that of gas stations, when it takes the same amount of time to charge your car as it does to fill it up with gas, car prices are equal, and most mechanics can work on them, then I’ll be interested