Electric vehicles are too far ahead of their time. The forced adoption of the technology, still in it infant stage, has led to an overabundance of inferior, unreliable, and underengineered vehicles, which still rely on the rather low energy intensity of current battery technology.
There may be a vast leap in technology in which large amounts of electrical energy may be stored in a compact containment, and be released at a controlled rate, but the present development of batteries certainly is not that level of attainment. Until then, some form of on-board electrical generation, as in a hybrid automotive design, should remain the standard for the continued electrification of ground transport.
Hybrids work. They are just not given the kind of respect and concentration on development they deserve in this moment in time.
They need to invent a new battery. I think we're 5-10 years away.
Right now, it's 6-12 hours for a full charge at home.
We need to make it so you can charge it normally under one hour.
The market will adjust gradually but the demand for EVs may not be there until 2040.
Hardly any one wants plug in hybrids. Regular hybrids do much better and exceed EV sales ...
The base problem with electric vehicles is the false premise that electricity is cheaper, cleaner, more sustainable than fossil fuels. Its not.
When localized small nuclear or fusion power generators or their equivalent are refined and allowed, making charging available at massive transfer rates there will be a place for EV’s in the scheme of things. But the entire EV vehicle and infrastructure platform is just so stupid it is hard to even discuss it in rational terms.