>> “As Yo-Yo said, it’s the early adopters who pave the way (with money!) to universal availability for the masses.” <<
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And when the power grid is down in an emergency, how many thousands will die with their cars?
A few because they can't charge their electric cars, and many because without power they can't get gas or diesel fuel pumped into their cars and grocery trucks.
OTOH, if demand for electricity goes up due to more electric vehicles, the market will respond by expanding and improving the electrical infrastructure to provide for it.
Or would you prefer to raise taxes and impose government mandated [hyper sarcasm quote]engineering[/hyper sarcasm quote] solution (think the universally successful government exercises in social engineering as the model).
Why, they could put Al Gore, the man who brought us the low flow toilet, in charge of the whole project!
With the power grid down, your local gas station won't be pumping Ethyl into your tank, either.