> they're just not particularly interested in developing EV compared to the ICE side of their business. The ICE business has a lot of cronies that come with it

> they're just not particularly interested in developing EV compared to the ICE side of their business. The ICE business has a lot of cronies that come with it too. I'm sure they're getting kickback for going full-bore with ICE development: you've got the oil dependency, the gas dependency, and the ICE maintenance and component dependency (the more techy and hybrid drivetrains are just a promise for high maintenance costs once things start to break). Throw in the fact that it's super cheap to develop a more efficient gas engine compared to an electric motor/battery combo; and it's pretty easy to see why none of these companies push for it like an outsider without these vested interests. In fact, I could see these outside interests being all for an EV with minuscule range (35-50 miles or whatever the big manufacturers tote now) because they know all and well that the majority of US drivers can't hang with that as a daily driver.