[whynotmaybe]

Everybody knows it won't fully replace it.

It's impossible to go on a long off-road travel with the EV equivalent of 50L of gas in a jerrycan.

But some are twisting the narrative to say that because of that reason EV will fail.

Millions of people could use an EV in their daily life, just like I can go without a pickup in my daily life and rent one whenever I need one.

[nslsm]

I’m not affluent enough to buy one car for my daily life and rent another for whenever I have to leave the city.

[whynotmaybe]

How often do you leave the city for more than 200km?

Each time I travel oversea, I take a "public transportation plane", not my private jet.

It's not because an EV doesn't fit for 100% of your requirements, that it doesn't fit for everyone.

No car fits for 100%.

[neogodless]

Show the math.. only about 12% of buyers buy new cars. Economical, efficient EVs can be had for $20k. Renting a big truck occasionally can be as little as $20, but even at $5000 for a truck rental... most people are buying trucks that cost $10, $20, $30K more than an enconomy car.

[8note]

You could alternatively just rent a car or truck when you need one, and not one a car at all?

if you arent affluent, all the costs that come with car ownership are a bit excessive.

even still you might want to go for the cheap EV, and just not do things that require a pickup, rather than paying the costs of the pickup all the time

[timbit42]

Look at a hybrid.