[throwaway5959]

It’s simple, they’re just stubborn. Almost no one in the US has a commute of more than 40 miles a day, and most Americans own their own place. If EVs had a 600 mile range and could charge in fifteen minutes, they’d be saying they need to have a 900 mile range and charge in five minutes.

For EVs to truly win in the US, we’re going to have to wait for boomers to die, or stop driving.

Edit: downvote me boomers. Do it.

[lotsofpulp]

…or, an EV has yet to be proven to be comparable to the cost per mile (including depreciation) of a hybrid, especially a plug in hybrid, for the driving patterns of most Americans.

It is going to be a while until a brand has the trust per dollar that Prius/camry/corolla/rav 4 hybrids and the like do.

[dalyons]

It’s really not. Hybrids are going to be obsolete way faster than you think, given the price and innovation curves of EVs.

[lotsofpulp]

It takes 20 years to build up a track record of 20 year reliability.

[dalyons]

During which they’re going to become irrelevant clinging to out of date technology. Building reliable ICEs is much much harder than EVs, the field is wide open now.