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All that matters is the economics. We're at about the point of parity; BEVs cost more initially, but over the life of the vehicle, cost about the same as a com
by Obi_Juan_Kenobi 7y ago
All that matters is the economics.
We're at about the point of parity; BEVs cost more initially, but over the life of the vehicle, cost about the same as a comparable ICE. Whether you spend more or less comes down to how you use it.
Petro and ICE has been getting more expensive. Batteries and renewables have been getting less expensive, with a clear path for continued progress. It doesn't take a genius to figure out what's going to happen.
The infrastructure will come. Vehicle ownership costs, on average, 9 grand a year for Americans. So a BEV that can save even a modest fraction - say 20% - of that cost has a fairly large budget to work with for installing NEMA-50s where they're needed. On-street solutions are being developed, including some being deployed in the UK.
I don't think there will ever be a significant number of people doing fast-charge only.