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Originally Posted by Donatello.
We ARE f'd, though...
So why are they pushing EVs up our asses then?  |
I see no shortage of ICE vehicles to choose from. More EV owners means more gasoline for the rest of us. Glass half full. Given that U.S. oil companies have spent decades refusing to build more refining capacity, less demand may just be the solution to high gas prices.
They say "it's too expensive to build refineries", or it takes a decade to do so. They have been saying that for 40 years. Truth is that they can restrict supply, spend as little as possible and simply raise prices on a demand basis. This business model works for them. Reducing demand may be the only answer to that problem.
When an EV can get an 80% charge in 10 minutes (300 miles range), it may all be moot. There are already cars that can do it in under 20 minutes.
A car that performs just like an M5 without the mechanical complexity and related repair costs, sounds like a good thing to me.