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Originally Posted by pbernard
I now own 2 Teslas and just love them. No more gas, oil changes, spark plugs, mufflers, exhaust, timing belts… oh..and I’ll likely never need a brake job.
Keep on with your smoke, noxious fume cars. Electric is the future and my Teslas are damn fast.
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If you own two Teslas then you must have quite a bit of money. And good for you, I am definitely not one of those that hates wealth. I've done pretty good myself, and earned every dollar I have. And you have every right to spend your money as you see fit.
But Tesla EV is in a category by itself. They are the gold standard. Unfortunately, the average Joe is going to be left with something that is quite a bit below that, as that is all they will be able to afford. And those are also the used EVs that the working poor will be looking to purchase. When you consider that the average age of a used car now for that group is about 12 years, they will be looking at EVs that unless the technology vastly improves are going to have degraded battery range to the point that replacement is needed.
In addition, they will not be able to afford at-home 220V chargers. Some/most won't even have a garage. They will be totally reliant on public chargers and the time it takes to charge with those.
A transportation economy that moves primarily to EV is going to impact most heavily those that can least afford it. EV IMO is a plaything for the more well-off in our society, not unlike my lithium ion golf cart, and will be for the foreseeable future.