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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
Battery costs are rapidly dropping.
Within 2-3 years, an EV might be cheaper than a similar gas powered vehicle, leaving people few reasons to stay with gas.
I predict that sales of new gas powered vehicles will be mostly gone by 2030.
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Range and charging infrastructure still need to be sorted out before I'd have an electric car as my only car, I think. I kind of have to roll my eyes at the Tesla guys at Lake Louise that have to wait their turn to charge their car, get off the hill, plug in, then when their car is going to be done, get off the hill again and move their car so the next guy can start charging. Just seems like such an unnecessary PITA.
I think a plug-in hybrid is the way to go for now to eliminate range and lack of chargers as concerns. I don't know if any are as cool as the dedicated electric cars, but, practically speaking, they're certainly better.