Well, we just bought a 100% EV, and it wasn't even a Tesla. And we are Americans. In my neighborhood, I'd say we see about 20% EVs. I'm sure it's above the na

Well, we just bought a 100% EV, and it wasn't even a Tesla. And we are Americans. In my neighborhood, I'd say we see about 20% EVs. I'm sure it's above the national average- it seems like all I see on highways are conventional crossovers, trucks, bigger trucks, "SUVs" that are so big they're basically small RVs. A smattering of these cars- and a few sedans- are hybrid. Very few EVs, except for, of course, Teslas- which are pretty hot in our area. It might be the fastest growing brand of vehicle in these parts. I can tell you what made us hesitate: lack of a usable charging station infrastructure. We will basically use our EV for in-town and nearby area use. No serious highway trips. Battery replacement cost is real concern. Quick charging would make longer trips feasible- if we could find more charging stations on major highways, a charge of half an hour or so is not bad- but frequent quick charging will prematurely wear out our battery which currently would cost $6000 to replace. So we won't be quick charging it. That leaves trickle charging so every 70 mi or so we'd have to stay at a hotel while the car charged fully. The final concern for us was EVs are still dirtier to produce than combustion machines. We hope this balance will change as adoption increases, but it's a little discouraging that the owner of the fastest growing EV brand is a right-of-center ideologue which makes me doubt he'll be converting his plants to solar and wind energy anytime soon.