[notJim]

Electric cars come with a number of tradeoffs that make them harder to incorporate than skipping a few flights, IMO. If you're single, you don't have a road-trip car anymore (because you only own one car, and a $10k EV is not great for road trips). If you live in an apartment, there's often nowhere to charge the electric car, or you have to buy a parking spot in your building which is expensive AF and limited. A lot of the cheaper EVs feel cheap, which is another sacrifice.

[Robotbeat]

My Volt is $10k (actually you can get them for as low as $6k now) and is great for road trips. It doesn’t feel cheap.

There are already fantastic options for EVs. Almost anyone who buys new could get one. At very least a nice plug in hybrid.