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Originally Posted by Rainger99
Even if they are better, what percentage of American's can afford an EV?? Unless you live and work in very affluent parts of the country (NY, Boston, Cape Cod, the Hamptons, Washington DC, LA, Seattle, and apparently the Villages) the vast majority of people can't buy one.
But if the threat of climate change is truly existential, the government should use our tax dollars to buy one for every American that wants one. If we are all going to die within 10 years unless we all drive EVs, buying one for every American seems like a bargain. We can print the money and worry about paying it back later.
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I agree with the post except for the government printing money part. Right now EVs are priced beyond the means of the average American. A large part of that problem is that EVs are in their INFANCY as far as their technical development goes. They are like car BABIES just learning how to walk. If we could see 20 years into the future, I believe, all problems that we have with EVs will have been resolved. And the INHERENT advantages of EVs will be understood and accepted by most Americans.
.......In 20 years the high volume of sales will bring down the price to the point that the average American can AFFORD one. All new innovations go through a cycle of non-acceptance and then if they are superior, they become widely accepted. How long this will take for EVs is anyone's guess.