[carcostthrow]

>My municipal electrical rate is $0.11/kWh and I've saved a small fortune compared to my old gas vehicle.

For you it makes sense. Our residential rate just hit $0.20/kWh, excluding rider and admin fees. Plus higher purchase cost plus several thousand dollars more insurance rates compared to an ICE.

[Patrol8394]

When you start getting closer to $0.20/kWh https://www.fueleconomy.gov/ then there is no much different between EV and hybrid. If you then account for the fact that EVs can easily go for a +$10k over the hybrid equivalent...then you should come to the conclusion that EV is not that convenient, if at all.

Also, many have mentioned the possibility of charing at work ... good luck with that.

I am in favor of EVs, but infrastructure is not there yet and as said they are still too expensive. Also, given the pace of innovation, I think EVs depreciates faster than Hybrid equivalent.

[xenadu02]

Thanks to solar panels my EV charging has no ongoing cost.

Frankly even if solar were even with gasoline I'd still prefer solar because I generate it myself. No supply chain issues, refining problems, or oil disruptions can stop me from driving or increase my cost to drive.

If you keep saying "infrastructure is not there" then it will never get there. You need demand to kickstart infrastructure deployment. Maybe infrastructure isn't good where you live but for a lot of people it exists and continues to improve. Lots of parking lots in the bay area have electric charging points now - there were approximately zero just 10 years ago.

Electricity has the benefit of an existing grid everyone is already connected to, large chunks of time when that grid runs at a tiny fraction of its capacity, and really easy capacity upgrade paths that operators already do all the time (eg when an industrial plant expands or a new commercial facility is built).

[Patrol8394]

You should have read my first comment where I said that it is not convenient _unless_ you can charge it at home. And here you are … “thanks to solar panels” … you are the exception not the rule. Many people don’t live in houses, let alone have the possibility of installing solar panels and pay premium for an EV car.

Let me guess … you have a Tesla…

I will just wait perhaps in the next 5 to 10 years. For now I am happy with my hybrid.

[mavhc]

When you say many, do you mean <25%?

I'm fine with EVs being only 75% of new cars sold for now