What's going on in the industry right now related to the EV evolution is that too many people are looking at these alternative forms of transportation through their rose-colored glasses.
The additional costs both individually and environmentally of transitioning to a nationwide transformation to EV's are far more significant than continued usage of fossil fuels.
Nobody is talking about the natural resources it takes to create a single EV, or the hazardous disposal that we will face in the future. Where are all those people? Only talking point most see is "it will save on fuel costs" or "its clean energy".
America has one the cleanest air quality numbers in the industrialized the world, and we're constantly told by our leaders that we must eliminate fossil fuels, while all the political hacks who keep lining their pockets know very well that China is the biggest polluter of all.
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Operating an EV is becoming more costly than an ICE vehicle, and the further we lean towards the dependency of electricity, the suppliers of electricity will gain further control of their monopolies and squeeze even more of the hard-earned dollars out of our pockets. Sure, oil companies can do the same and charge more, but fuel, for the most part by the average consumer, is used to move our vehicles from point A to point B.
On the other hand, the use of electricity encompasses far more resources we use on a daily basis. With the added dependency on EV's, we can only expect it will force everyone to change their daily routines, that will only further reduce our freedoms.
As many are aware, just recently in the green capital of the United States, the governor of California asked its residents to refrain from charging their electric vehicles because of deficiencies in the power grid, and probably some other political factors as well.
When I look at the big picture, all I see with everyone running out to get on the EV bandwagon with some getting rid their ICE vehicle to go with an EV, and not even taking into consideration the weak infrastructure of our grid, I wonder if they ever heard of the old adage of putting the cart before the horse.
Governor Gavin Newsom urges Californians to "do their part" and limit energy use -
I think it's great Elon is making a ton of money selling the Tesla model. Capitalism at its best. His increase in Telsa's profits probably saw an additional bump when he moved from CA to TX.
Anybody can believe what they want, but there's always two sides to every story.
