I’d have to agree. And now that the early adopters have had their say, I expect BEV sales to taper off, in the coming recession especially. Hybrids seem to have proven themselves for a fairly sizable market. EVs seem like they’re primarily good for an urban niche only, as the size and cost of the infrastructure build-out needed for the net zero fantasy begins to sink in.
“...as the size and cost of the infrastructure build-out needed for the net zero fantasy begins to sink in.”
One thing that is always ignored is the cost of totally replacing the secondary electrical distribution system to support EVs. Your neighborhood transformer serves about ten houses. It was designed for an era with far lower average household electrical loads. The system can handle all the electronics, computers, phones, tablets, appliances, etc because those are small loads. But it cannot handle very many EV chargers. The typical existing distribution system can handle only FOUR EVs being charged at night.
So the charger infrastructure is the first major limit. The “green” power generation system is the second limit. And the secondary distribution system is a third limit.
Agreed. Also, interesting anectdote: was discussing the purchase of a new Corvette with a 21-year old yesterday. Part of her response was “Thank God you’re not looking at a Tesla. I am NOT a Tesla girl.” FWIW.