Most of the problems listed in this article are, in my opinion, only temporary and would be solved if the technology becomes widespread. As in many technologica

Most of the problems listed in this article are, in my opinion, only temporary and would be solved if the technology becomes widespread. As in many technological shifts, what is required is either 1) evolved technology or 2) demand (which would trigger more technological improvements). I remember a similar discussion about SSDs some time ago: they were slow and expensive and a few commentators were quite skeptical about their widespread adoption. Problem 1: Transportation will load the grid and generating capacity in rather nasty ways But not in specific times of the day, as A/C does. Granted, we're talking about much more power. Problem 2: Rapid charging is actually not so rapid [...] Yet. Problem 4: Re-charging will not work nearly as well when vehicle utilization goes up due to sharing If sharing makes usage of a vehicle go up to ~100%, it will only be a matter of having a few more vehicles. If a vehicle spends even 10% of its time recharging, we'll just need ~10% more shared vehicles. This only drives up production by 10%. Problem 5: We don’t actually have all this infrastructure yet Yet. The technology won't be too convenient for the next few years. Problem 6: Range That would make adoption easier in more densely populated regions. Problem 7: Trailers That's a problem for a small percentage of the population (at least here in Europe).