The author leaves out the fact that the cost of operating a BEV always was going to increase in proportion to their popularity because BEV owners don’t pay gas tax. As gas tax revenues decline, the gummint invariably will look for a way to offset the shortfall, and since BEV buyers by and large have higher-than-average disposable incomes, imposing a wheel and/or road tax on their non-ICE cars is low-hanging fruit.
and electricity prices are going up as they shift to “green” energy
pushing EVs before a grid upgrade sounded like putting the cart before the horse
you are not cutting emissions if your electricity comes from conventional fuels
“green energy” will be so expensive only the rich and powerful will be able to afford personal transportation
the masses will have to use bus bike walk
so the quiet part is that there is no need to upgrade the capacity of the grid
the shift to “green energy” and EVs is not about banning gas cars it is about forcing everyone onto public transportation
I have a BMWi3, and I think its listed as a gasoline powered vehicle. It has the gas powered generator that feeds the battery.
I put about two gallons in the two gallon tank every six months. I charge every night for a 150 mile range in the morning.
So these hybrids, they will be worth more if they elude taxes.