As a recent EV driver...
“concerns about range and infrastructure will ease[?]”
Gasoline cars had the same issues once too. Advances in EV range & infrastructure are improving significantly. Range has increased from 50 to 300+ miles in a few years. Major cities have a viable recharging network now, and growing.
“I’ll take the range problem on any day in my Toyota Tacoma compared to any electric car.”
Most drivers don’t have an EV “range problem”. They commute an in-range distance daily. Even when I did commute farther than my Leaf’s range, there was a charger right there at work, and plenty of time to use it.
Yes, some drivers really do need substantially greater range. There are alternatives, if you’ve noticed. Nobody is saying _everybody_ MUST drive EVs.
“Who’s going to pay for all the infrastructure upgrades to accommodate all the recharging stations?”
In Atlanta (likely the biggest EV market in the US), lots of businesses & retailers installed chargers, as they found it advantageous to facilitate their employees & customers. Heck, a month after I got my EV, my workplace literally installed a charger in my favorite parking spot.
“It’s a hell of a lot quicker to put 20 gallons of gas in your tank than to wait for your car to recharge.”
It’s a lot “quicker” when you’re “topped off” every morning with just a few seconds’ effort. Pull in my driveway, plug in. Next day, unplug and drive away with a full charge. That was usually enough (and just used a normal 110v outlet), chargers were convenient at places I’d spend time at (plug in, go do something I was going to do anyway for an hour). In 2 years of daily use, there was probably just 2 days where I actually had to _wait_ for charging (and that longer than a gasoline refill). With a 300+ mile range, only seriously long trips would require any substantial recharge time, and that would only be about 20 minutes at a time I’d really want to spend 20 minutes out of the car anyway.
The paradigm for “refueling” changed for EVs. It’s rarely a “now I have to recharge/refill” event; most of the time it’s just...ready.
“I predict long lines at recharging stations that no one will put up with.”
There won’t be “recharging stations” a la gas stations. Park & plug in, ready when you come back.
BS. There are plenty of liberals, including this article's author, claiming that and plenty more demanding it.
In fact, FR just had a thread on the subject of banning cars: UK Government To Ban Sale of Petrol Cars By 2040
” Park & plug in, ready when you come back.”
I am thinking Park and not plug-in.
I seldom have to plug my phone in now. Just set it on/in the wireless charger.