[jobead]

If the energy is free b/c it comes from the solar panels on the roof of my garage, why do I care?

[lorenzhs]

Because it severely limits your range.

[jobead]

I live 8 miles from work. "Limiting my range" from 200 miles to 150 miles between daily charge ups is irrelevant.

[sn0v]

Not to mention that battery tech will hopefully improve once everybody relies on battery powered cars, and some currently infeasible tech becomes cost-effective due to large scale deployments.

[greedo]

The rate of improvement in battery tech has been painfully slow.