“There needs to be a technological breakthrough on reducing recharge times to a reasonable level. There isn’t even one on the horizon. I will know it when I see it.”
95% of the charging is done at home while you sleep.
Tesla charging stations will give you 200 miles in 20 minutes.
Lets have a 600 mile race. You get Tesla and I get a Corvette. Who is going to win?
Gaslone stop gives me about 450 miles in 5 minutes... and I can find a fuel pump at just about every interstate exit, not plan my my trip around where an electric recharging station might be... you can’t win this..
Electric is not remotely where it needs to be to replace combustion. Will it get there? Someday it may, but its not remotely there yet.
Its a commuter, second vehicle, toy for the wealthy niche market, and it will be for the foreseeable future.
Hell, hybrids have been around and proven and viable for nearly 20 years now, and their cumulative sales in the US are about 1/4 of 1 years worth of overall car sales....Pure Electric? Not gaining 90% of the market anytime soon, sort of regulatory FORCE...