America passed the EV 'tipping point' -- but many buyers still want gas
Once EVs cross 5 percent of new sales, they generally take over. U.S. hesitation could hinder that.There is a theoretical, magic tipping point for adoption of electric vehicles. Once somewhere between 5 and 10 percent of new car sales are all-electric, some researchers say, huge numbers of drivers will follow. They predict then electric cars sales will soar — to 25 percent, 50 percent, and eventually to close to 80 percent of new sales. Early adopters who love shiny new technologies will be replaced by mainstream consumers just looking for a good deal.
Last year, the United States finally passed that elusive mark — 5 percent of all new cars sold in the fourth quarter were fully electric. And earlier this year, all-electric vehicles made up about 7 percent of new car sales.
But even as the nation’s EV market appears to be teetering on the edge of an electric takeover, a hesitant American public — and a still-subpar charging infrastructure — could still hold the country back. A Washington Post-University of Maryland poll shows the current limits of U.S. enthusiasm for the new vehicles, with nearly half of adults (46 percent) saying they prefer to own a gas-powered car or truck. That compares to 19 percent who want a full-electric vehicle, 13 percent who want a plug-in hybrid and 22 percent who want a traditional hybrid vehicle.
Most technologies follow what is known as an “S-curve” for adoption: microwaves, smartphones, even gas-powered cars. First, the new technology reaches only a small segment of the population — new adopters and tech geeks. Then, engineers fix bugs, society builds infrastructure for the new technology, and suddenly adoption skyrockets. Usage can rapidly climb from just 5 to 10 percent of the population to up to 80 percent, where it often plateaus.
This has already happened in some countries with EVs. In Norway, for example, fully electric vehicles made up only about 5 percent of sales in 2013. By 2018, they had climbed to 30 percent. Today, more than 80 percent of cars sold in Norway are fully electric.
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I guess it can be said I 'want' gas. 
I'll keep my 'gas-powered' as it's only 3 years old.
but my guzzler is paid for, and I cannot afford a new one. 
We know people with Teslas, and what ego-machines they are. Our niece and her husband have a Tesla, and the Xmas performance it put on in the driveway last year was past belief. In case you haven’t seen it, the owner downloads a special program that makes the car’s lights flash on and off, and makes it play loud music. I think the doors flap and the body does a low-rider thing as well. 
I always wanted to like the Prius and other earlier models, but #1 my husband is not interested because he likes our 17 year old Accord. Well, and that about sums that part up. #2 I look at that dashboard and all I can see is going back to Driving School. Oh whatthehell, I’ll put Driving School on my to-do list and cross that bridge when I get to it.
On edit — we have been passengers in a friend’s hybrid. In the middle of the freeway it needed rebooting. You heard me right. It started to slow significantly, and he calmly pulled to the side of the road and did what he had to reboot the thing. Gods have mercy.
If I could trade my Subaru for a Kia EV6 tomorrow I'd do it in half a second. Fuck you oil companies, speculators, and Saudi Arabia! 
or will it have drained?
