America passed the EV 'tipping point' -- but many buyers still want gas

[Johnny2X2X]

104. The progress has been incredible

Always cracks me up when I go to these threads and here all the talking points against EVs. This is a brand new technology, we're like 10 years into this journey, and really only 6 or 7 of those years have the major auto manufactures been taking this seriously. We are transitioning very quickly, but people are so impatient. The infrastructure is improving by leaps and bounds to support EVs. Battery technology is improving dramatically from year to year. Costs are coming down. Battery recycling is just getting going.

It took the ICE vehicle industry decades to really become ubiquitous. It wasn't until after WW2 that we really got the high way system we all know and use today. Yeah, EVs aren't for everyone just yet, but we're rapidly approaching the point where buying an ICE vehicle doesn't make sense for most consumers. In 2028, the landscape is going to look totally different than today, just give it some time, it's coming.

I always think of people going from horse to car. I bet a ton of people were saying, "well, what the heck do I do with a car if I want to cross a stream or go over a ridge? They're just not useful to me, there aren't enough roads." EVs are happening faster than ICE vehicles overtook horse and buggy.