Most families will need a gasoline powered vehicle for long trips of more than 50 miles.
Most families will need a gasoline powered vehicle for long trips of more than 50 miles.
You assume no further disruptions in the current transportation marketplace.
Be aware of tunnel vision. Even my contribution here has problems with tunnel vision, who can predict what solutions will take hold that we can't dream of today.
AOC won’t allow families to travel that far. In fact she may outlaw families.
The latest Tesla has an EPA rated range of 402 miles (https://www.tesla.com/blog/model-s-long-range-plus-building-first-400-mile-electric-vehicle). And their V3 Supercharge stations allow up to 75 miles of charge in 5 minutes (https://www.tesla.com/blog/introducing-v3-supercharging). Not quite as quick as gas yet, but getting there. And how often do most people actually drive over 400 miles in a day anyway? The cheaper Model 3 has a 250 mile range and costs $38,000.
It doesn’t meet every need, but I think it meets the needs of most people. And other manufacturers aren’t sitting down just watching all this go on. I fully expect Ford and others to come up with very competitive options to push the ranges higher and the costs lower in the next few years.