If you've ever driven an electric go-cart, you'd know why. :-)
I'm not an environmentalist whackjob by any stretch of the imagination and I've actually driven an electric vehicle (Tesla Model 3.) I wouldn't buy one because of so-called man-made climate change because we here on FR know that's bullshit.
I'm a technology freak. I like the technology that's in the electric car and honestly, I really like the torque and acceleration they have vs. gasoline-powered vehicles.
That right there defines the beginning and end of my liking electric vehicles.
IMO they will *never* be the dominant mode of transportation precisely because of the limitations of our electrical grid and power generation infrastructure. It's not ramping up fast enough to meet the demand of electric vehicles in the 2030-2035 time frame the automakers have put out there. It takes a minimum of 10 years to get a nuclear power plant approved (based on what I've read) and years more to build it out.
That means simply put: switching one's entire auto-line over to electric in such a short amount of time isn't feasible. Therefore, electric cars as the dominant mode of transportation in this country ain't gonna happen. At least not in the lifetime I have remaining (I'm 59.)
Electric vehicles to me are nothing more than a "fun toy" to have, or a status symbol for the environmental whacko greenie progressive libtard a-holes.
The problem is when EVs are no longer “fun toys” for a select few, and will be the only option for everyone.
There is no frickin’ way the grid will be able to handle that. Not in a million years. Unless the plan is to ultimately only allow personal transportation for a select few.